title: One-dimensional CdS nanostructures: synthesis, properties, and applications.
abstract: One-dimensional (1D) semiconductor nanostructures are of prime interest due to their potential in investigating the size and dimensionality dependence of the materials' physical properties and constructing nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices. Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is an important semiconductor compound of the II-VI group, and its synthesis and properties have been of growing interest owing to prominent applications in several fields. This article provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research activities that focus on the rational synthesis, novel properties and unique applications of 1D CdS nanostructures in nanotechnology. It begins with the rational design and synthesis of 1D CdS nanostructures, and then highlights a range of unique properties and applications (e.g. photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence, electrochemiluminescence, photocatalysis, lasers, waveguides, modulators, solar cells, field-effect transistors, photodetectors, field-emitters, and nanogenerators) associated with them. Finally, the review is concluded with the author outlook of the perspectives with respect to future research on 1D CdS nanostructures.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. zhai.tianyou@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tianyou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Xiaosheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Golberg
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D055096:Optical Devices; D012993:Solar Energy; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014173:Transistors, Electronic
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide