We report here a simple, efficient, practical, and novel method for the preparation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles
(NPs)/CdS nanowires. The CdS nanowire/Fe3O4 NP reported here was characterized by transmission
electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and energydispersive
X-ray. Cadmium diethyl dithiophosphate has been used as a 3 in 1 precursor (cadmium, sulfur,
and ligand source) for the synthesis of high-quality one-dimensional Fe3O4 NPs/CdS nanowires using a
simple hydrothermal method in the presence of Fe3O4 NPs in water. Photocatalytic activity studies show
that the nanocomposite has good photocatalytic activity toward the photodegradation of methylene blue in
an aqueous solution.
