title: One-dimensional CdS nanostructures: a promising candidate for optoelectronics.
abstract: As a promising candidate for optoelectronics, one-dimensional CdS nanostructures have drawn great scientific and technical interest due to their interesting fundamental properties and possibilities of utilization in novel promising optoelectronical devices with augmented performance and functionalities. This progress report highlights a selection of important topics pertinent to optoelectronical applications of one-dimensional CdS nanostructures over the last five years. This article begins with the description of rational design and controlled synthesis of CdS nanostructure arrays, alloyed nanostructucures and kinked nanowire superstructures, and then focuses on the optoelectronical properties, and applications including cathodoluminescence, lasers, light-emitting diodes, waveguides, field emitters, logic circuits, memory devices, photodetectors, gas sensors, photovoltaics and photoelectrochemistry. Finally, the general challenges and the potential future directions of this exciting area of research are highlighted.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, PR China.
authors: Huiqiao
authors: H
authors: Li
authors: Xi
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Junqi
authors: J
authors: Xu
authors: Qi
authors: Q
authors: Zhang
authors: Yoshio
authors: Y
authors: Bando
authors: Dmitri
authors: D
authors: Golberg
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Ma
authors: Tianyou
authors: T
authors: Zhai
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D055615:Electrical Equipment and Supplies; D008027:Light; D049329:Nanostructures; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide