Photocatalytic Activity of Silicon Nanowires Decorated with PbS Nanoparticles Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Efficient Wastewater Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Elaboration of Silicon Nanowires Decorated with PbS Nanoparticles
2.1. Silicon Cleaning
2.2. Elaboration of Silicon Nanowires
2.3. Silicon Nanowires Decorated with PbS Nanoparticles Deposited by PLD
2.4. Microstructure and Morphology of PbS/SiNWs Nanohybrids
2.5. Optoelectronic and Microstructural Properties of PbS/SiNWs Nanohybrids
3. Photocatalytic Application of the PbS/SiNWs Nanohybrids
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Line Type | Apparent Concentration | k Ratio | wt% | wt% Sigma | Atomic % |
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C | K series | 5.71 | 0.05708 | 10.83 | 0.14 | 24.15 |
O | K series | 7.19 | 0.06297 | 6.46 | 0.05 | 10.81 |
Si | K series | 112.41 | 1.03086 | 61.64 | 0.25 | 58.77 |
S | K series | 3.46 | 0.03667 | 2.39 | 0.07 | 2 |
Ag | L series | 17.76 | 0.17758 | 15.61 | 0.21 | 3.88 |
Pb | M series | 3.09 | 0.02972 | 3.07 | 0.26 | 0.4 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
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Algethami, F.K.; Trabelsi, K.; Hajjaji, A.; Rabha, M.B.; Khezami, L.; Elamin, M.R.; Bessais, B.; El Khakani, M.A. Photocatalytic Activity of Silicon Nanowires Decorated with PbS Nanoparticles Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Efficient Wastewater Treatment. Materials 2022, 15, 4970. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15144970
Algethami FK, Trabelsi K, Hajjaji A, Rabha MB, Khezami L, Elamin MR, Bessais B, El Khakani MA. Photocatalytic Activity of Silicon Nanowires Decorated with PbS Nanoparticles Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Efficient Wastewater Treatment. Materials. 2022; 15(14):4970. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15144970
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlgethami, Faisal K., Khaled Trabelsi, Anouar Hajjaji, Mohamed B. Rabha, Lotfi Khezami, Mohamed R. Elamin, Brahim Bessais, and My Ali El Khakani. 2022. "Photocatalytic Activity of Silicon Nanowires Decorated with PbS Nanoparticles Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Efficient Wastewater Treatment" Materials 15, no. 14: 4970. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15144970