Cytotoxicity tests of zinc sulfide (ZnS) and cadmium sulfide (CdS) quantum dots (QDs) synthesized via all-aqueous process with various surface conditions were carried out with human endothelial cells (EA hy926) using two independent viability assays, i.e., by cell counting following Trypan blue staining and by measuring Alamar Blue (AB) fluorescence. The ZnS QDs with all four distinct types of ...

An inorganic layer and dye molecules have synergistically suppressed the recombination in a quantum dot sensitized solar cell (QDSSC), by the design of a structure featured TiO2-CdS-ZnS-N3 (N3: RuL2(NCS)2 (L = 2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid)) hybrid photoanode. When fabricated into solar cells, a cobalt complex-based electrolyte rather than an iodine-based one was employed to obtain an i...

Semiconducting heterostructures with type-II band structure have attracted much attention due to their novel physical properties and wide applications in optoelectronics. Herein, we report, for the first time, a controlled synthesis of type-II ZnS/SnO2 heterostructured ribbon composed of SnO2 nanoparticles that uniformly cover the surface of ZnS ribbon via a simple and versatile thermal evapora...

0026-2714/$ see front matter Crown Copyright 2 doi:10.1016/j.microrel.2010.02.004 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +886 3 2118800x578 E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Maikap The pH sensors using protein-mediated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in an electrolyte–insulator–semiconductor (EIS) structure have been investigated. The hydrophobic cylindrical cavity of the chaperonin (GroEL) protein templa...

In this contribution, porous hollow silica nanoparticles using inorganic nanosized ZnS as a template were prepared. The hydrothermal method was used to synthesize pure ZnS nanospheres material. The ZnS@SiO2 core-shell nanocomposites were prepared using a simple sol-gel method successfully. The hollow silica nanostructures were achieved by selective removal of the ZnS core. The morphology, struc...

Stable water-suspendable Cu+-doped ZnS nanocrystals (NCs) have been synthesized with mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) as a capping molecule. The nanocrystals have been characterized using a combination of experimental techniques including UV-vis and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), and extended X-...

Visible light photocatalytic H(2) production through water splitting is of great importance for its potential application in converting solar energy into chemical energy. In this study, a novel visible-light-driven photocatalyst was designed based on photoinduced interfacial charge transfer (IFCT) through surface modification of ZnS porous nanosheets by CuS. CuS/ZnS porous nanosheet photocataly...

Herein we report the first example of nanocrystal (NC) sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation based photon upconversion from the visible to ultraviolet (vis-to-UV). Many photocatalyzed reactions, such as water splitting, require UV photons in order to function efficiently. Upconversion is one possible means of extending the usable range of photons into the visible. Vis-to-UV upconversion is ac...

The aim of the present study is to demonstrate how mesoporous nanostructures of Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) will precipitate in an ethanol media in spite of negligible solubility of Sodium Nitrate (Na2S), which is role-played as sulfur precursor. On the following, the role of such synthesizing method on the photocatalytic behavior of ZnS mesoporous nanostructures has been investigated. Characterization ...

This review focuses on our research findings about efficiency of different nano materials synthesized by us for photocatalytic hydrogen production from industrial wastes. Lab-scale reactors were fabricated liquid phase alkaline waste streams and gaseous sulfide. The effects operating parameters namely pH, flow rate, light intensity, depth, sulfide sulphite concentration investigated 7 photocata...