title: Lead selenide-Titanium dioxide heteronanojunction formation by photocatalytic current doubling-induced two-step photodeposition technique.
abstract: PbSe quantum dots (QDs) were formed on TiO2 by a two-step photodeposition technique. At the first step, UV-light irradiation of TiO2 in an ethanol solution of H2SeO3 yields Se QDs on the TiO2 surface in a highly dispersed state (Se/TiO2). At the second step, UV-light irradiation of Se/TiO2 in an ethanol solution of Pb(ClO4)2 transforms Se QDs into several tens of nanometer-sized cubic deposits identified as PbSe (PbSe/TiO2) by X-ray diffraction, electronic absorption measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Photochronopotentiometry measurements suggested that the PbSe QDs are formed on TiO2 via the Pb(2+) ion-assisted reduction of Se particles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin-nouchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Musashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujishima
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan. Electronic address: h-tada@apch.kidai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tada
keywords: Lead selenide; Photocatalyst; Photodeposition; Quantum dot; Titanium dioxide