A. Thamera, S. Mohamedb,*
Chalcogenide Letters, Vol.20, No.12, pp. 847-856, 2023, DOI:10.15251/CL.2023.2012.847
Abstract Using Sol-gel technology, nanocomposite CdS: ZnO thin films with an equal molar ratio of
0.5 M on a glass substrate for water decontamination purposes. The ZnO doping ratios were
(0, 1, 3, 5) vol. The ultrastructural, morphological, and optical properties of the prepared
thin films were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM),
and UV-vis spectra. The results indicated that the prepared nanostructured CdS: ZnO thin
films contain uniformly spaced crystalline grains of both CdS and ZnO. The ZnO-doped
selection ratio and uniform grain distribution produced outstanding photocatalytic and
photocatalytic performance. With a More >