Hierarchical, ultrathin single-crystal nanowires of CdS conveniently produced in laser-induced thermal field

Han, Li -Li; Xin, Huolin L.; Kulinich, Sergei A.; Yang, Li -Jun; Du, Xi -Wen

doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01923

Title: Hierarchical, ultrathin single-crystal nanowires of CdS conveniently produced in laser-induced thermal field

Journal Article · Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Langmuir

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01923· OSTI ID:1222623

Han, Li -Li ^[1]; Xin, Huolin L. ^[2]; Kulinich, Sergei A. ^[3]; Yang, Li -Jun ^[4]; Du, Xi -Wen ^[4]

Tianjin Univ., Tianjin (China); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Tokai Univ., Kanagawa (Japan); Aston Univ., Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Tianjin Univ., Tianjin (China)

Hierarchical nanowires (HNWs) exhibit unique properties and have wide applications, while often suffering from imperfect structure. We report a facile strategy toward ultrathin CdS HNWs with monocrystal structure, where a continuous-wave (CW) Nd:YAG laser is employed to irradiate an oleic acid (OA) solution containing precursors and a light absorber. The high heating rate and large temperature gradient generated by the CW laser lead to the rapid formation of tiny zinc-blende CdS nanocrystals which then line up into nanowires with the help of OA molecules. Next, the nanowires experience a phase transformation from zinc-blende to wurtzite structure, and the transformation-induced stress creates terraces on their surface, which promotes the growth of side branches and eventually results in monocrystal HNWs with an ultrathin diameter of 24 nm. The one-step synthesis of HNWs is conducted in air and completes in just 40 seconds, thus being very simple and rapid. The prepared CdS HNWs display photocatalytic performance superior to their nanoparticle counterparts, thus showing promise for catalytic applications in the future.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: 51102176; 51171127; 51271129; 2014CB931703; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1222623

Report Number(s):: BNL-107664-2015-JA; R&D Project: 16060; KC0403020

Journal Information:: Langmuir, Vol. 31, Issue 29; ISSN 0743-7463

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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