Efficient visible light-driven H 2 production in water by CdS/CdSe core/shell nanocrystals and an ordinary nickel–sulfur complex

P Wang, J Zhang, H He, X Xu, Y Jin - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy conversion to hydrogen has gained tremendous interest due to its great
potential in solving the problem of energy crisis. Among different ways to achieve the goals …

CdS/CdSe Co-Sensitized TiO2 Photoelectrode for Efficient Hydrogen Generation in a Photoelectrochemical Cell

YL Lee, CF Chi, SY Liau - Chemistry of materials, 2010 - ACS Publications
An efficient photoelectrode is prepared by sequentially assembled CdS and CdSe quantum
dots (QDs) onto a nanocrystalline TiO2 film. The CdS/CdSe co-sensitized photoelectrode …

Carbon dots mediated charge sinking effect for boosting hydrogen evolution in Cu-In-Zn-S QDs/MoS2 photocatalysts

Q Chen, Y Liu, X Gu, D Li, D Zhang, D Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Visible-driven photocatalysis plays a critical role in solar energy conversion, but the
efficiency is limited by the poor charge separation and utilization. Here, a ternary …

Sequestering high-energy electrons to facilitate photocatalytic hydrogen generation in CdSe/CdS nanocrystals

A Thibert, FA Frame, E Busby, MA Holmes… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The photocatalytic H2O splitting activities of CdSe and CdSe/CdS core/shell quantum dots
are contrasted. CdSe/CdS core/shell quantum dots constructed from 4.0 nm CdSe quantum …

Quantum dot based heterostructures for unassisted photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation

P Rodenas, T Song, P Sudhagar… - Advanced Energy …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
TiO2 hollow nanowires (HNWs) and nanoparticles (NPs) constitute promising architectures
for QDs sensitized photoanodes for H2 generation. We sensitize these structures with …

Self-assembled framework enhances electronic communication of ultrasmall-sized nanoparticles for exceptional solar hydrogen evolution

XB Li, YJ Gao, Y Wang, F Zhan, XY Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have demonstrated great promise in artificial photosynthesis.
However, the ultrasmall size hinders its controllable and effective interaction with …

Graphdiyne: a metal-free material as hole transfer layer to fabricate quantum dot-sensitized photocathodes for hydrogen production

J Li, X Gao, B Liu, Q Feng, XB Li… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Graphdiyne (GDY), a novel large π-conjugated carbon material, for the first time, is
introduced as the hole transfer layer into a photoelectrochemical water splitting cell (PEC) …

Aqueous synthesis of core/shell/shell CdSe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots for photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Y Liu, F Dai, R Zhao, X Huai, J Han, L Wang - Journal of Materials Science, 2019 - Springer
A novel water-soluble core/shell/shell CdSe/CdS/ZnS quantum dot (QD) is prepared and
employed as photocatalysts in the water splitting for hydrogen production. The combination …

Effect of Nitrogen Doping Level on the Performance of N‐Doped Carbon Quantum Dot/TiO2 Composites for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

R Shi, Z Li, H Yu, L Shang, C Zhou… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have attracted widespread interest for photocatalytic
applications, owing to their low cost and excellent electron donor/acceptor properties …

Near‐infrared, heavy metal‐free colloidal “Giant” core/shell quantum dots

X Tong, XT Kong, Y Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Giant” core/shell quantum dots (g‐QDs) are a promising class of materials for
future optoelectronic technologies due to their superior chemical‐and photostability …