White-light photoluminescence and photoactivation in cadmium sulfide embedded in mesoporous silicon dioxide templates studied by confocal laser scanning microscopy

• Published in: Journal of colloid and interface science Vol. 407; pp. 47 - 59
• Main Authors: Pellicer, E., Rossinyol, E., Rosado, M., Guerrero, M., Domingo-Roca, R., Suriñach, S., Castell, O., Baró, M.D., Roldán, M., Sort, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.10.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cadmium; Cadmium sulfides; CdS; Chemistry; Colloidal state and disperse state; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Illumination; Lighting; Mesoporous silica; Nanocasting; nanocomposites; nanocrystals; Nanostructure; Photoactivation; Photoluminescence; Porous materials; SBA-15; SBA-16; silica; Silicon dioxide; Three dimensional; white light; White-light photoluminescence; White-light photoluminescence; SBA-16; CdS; Photoactivation; Mesoporous silica; Nanocasting; SBA-15; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Binary compound; Transition element compounds; Photoluminescence; Confocal microscopy; Cadmium sulfide; Porous material; Silica; Mesoporosity; Template; Laser; Silicon

[Display omitted] •Cadmium sulfide (CdS) embedded into SBA-15 and SBA-16 mesoporous silica templates.•Cadmium thioglycolate precursor as a source of mesoporous CdS.•Broad photoluminescence (PL) over the entire visible range and enhanced PL intensity.•SiO2@CdS composites undergo photoactivation under...