Radial Nano-Heterojunctions Consisting of CdS Nanorods Wrapped by 2D CN:PDI Polymer with Deep HOMO for Photo-Oxidative Water Splitting, Dye Degradation and Alcohol Oxidation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kumar, P.; Vahidzadeh, E.; Alam, K.M.; Laishram, D.; Cui, K.; Shankar, K. Radial Nano-Heterojunctions Consisting of CdS Nanorods Wrapped by 2D CN:PDI Polymer with Deep HOMO for Photo-Oxidative Water Splitting, Dye Degradation and Alcohol Oxidation. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1481. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13091481
Kumar P, Vahidzadeh E, Alam KM, Laishram D, Cui K, Shankar K. Radial Nano-Heterojunctions Consisting of CdS Nanorods Wrapped by 2D CN:PDI Polymer with Deep HOMO for Photo-Oxidative Water Splitting, Dye Degradation and Alcohol Oxidation. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(9):1481. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13091481
Chicago/Turabian StyleKumar, Pawan, Ehsan Vahidzadeh, Kazi M. Alam, Devika Laishram, Kai Cui, and Karthik Shankar. 2023. "Radial Nano-Heterojunctions Consisting of CdS Nanorods Wrapped by 2D CN:PDI Polymer with Deep HOMO for Photo-Oxidative Water Splitting, Dye Degradation and Alcohol Oxidation" Nanomaterials 13, no. 9: 1481. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13091481