title: Synthesis and highly visible-induced photocatalytic activity of CNT-CdSe composite for methylene blue solution.
abstract: Carbon nanotube-cadmium selenide (CNT-CdSe) composite was synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method derived from multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a stating material. The as-prepared products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrophotometer. The as-synthesized CNT-CdSe composite efficiently catalyzed the photodegradation of methylene blue in aqueous solutions under visible-light irradiation, exhibiting higher photocatalytic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-si, Chungnam-do, 356-706, Korea. wc_oh@hanseo.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Ming-Liang
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Won-Chun
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Oh