Here we report a study on the structural and morphological transformations of textural porous ZnS microspheres that were synthesized by employing a facile hydrothermal reaction. This microspheres were further used as a photocatalytic support for the plasmonic particles. The as-obtained ZnS phase was further transformed to a ZnO phase by heat treatment at 500 °C.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2533883
We report the photoelectrochemical performance of textured porous ZnO and CdX-coated ZnO films (X = S, Se).To increase the light-harvesting efficiency, we sensitized these ZnO electrodes with CdS and CdSe quantum dots, using the SILAR method. Quantum efficiency values as high as 90% were achieved with the textured porous ZnO films. These results demonstrate that both CdS and CdSe-sensitized textured porous ZnO electrodes could be potentially useful materials in light- harvesting applications.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2740219
In our work we investigated the series of isolated Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni adatoms on the Ag (100) surface and explain their excitation spectra. To explain the measured valence band spectra, we performed first principles calculations and we used the theoretical results to understand how the Hund’s exchange controls the physics of 3d adatoms on the surfaces of Ag (100).
COBISS.SI-ID: 2741755