Jo, Y.K.Kim, I.Y.Lee, J.M.Nahm, S.Choi, J.W.Hwang, S.J.2025-12-172025-12-172014Materials Letters, 2014; 114:152-1550167-577Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/122724Data source: Supporting information, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X13013359#s0025The surface anchoring of CdS on the surface of Ag3PO4 nanoparticle is achieved by an electrostatically-derived assembly between negatively-charged Ag3PO4 nanoparticles and positively-charged CdS quantum dots (QDs). The composite formation between Ag3PO4 and CdS nanoparticles gives rise not only to an enhancement of visible light absorption but also to a notable depression of photoluminescence signal, confirming the strong electronic coupling between the two components. The present CdS@Ag3PO4 nanocomposite displays higher visible light photocatalytic activity than do the precursors Ag3PO4 and CdS, demonstrating the usefulness of electrostatically-derived assembly in exploring highly efficient photocatalyst material.enCopyright 2013 Elsevier B.V.colloidal processingnanocompositesnanoparticlesnanosizeparticlesJournal article10.1016/j.matlet.2013.09.0912-s2.0-84886516794