Decoration of Graphene Quantum Dots on TiO2 Nanostructures: Photosensitizer and Cocatalyst Role for Enhanced Hydrogen Generation

A Raghavan, S Sarkar, LR Nagappagari… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Production of H2 fuel from photocatalytic splitting of water is one of the most demanding
research studies in terms of sustainable development in the energy sector. In our quest to …

CdTe/CdS Core/Shell Quantum Dots Cocatalyzed by Sulfur Tolerant [Mo3S13]2– Nanoclusters for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution

D Yue, X Qian, Z Zhang, M Kan, M Ren… - Acs Sustainable …, 2016 - ACS Publications
CdTe quantum dots (QDs) have an extended absorbance region compared to that of CdSe
or CdS QDs for solar utilization; however, their low activities, especially the chemical …

Enhanced photocatalytic H2-production activity of C-dots modified g-C3N4/TiO2 nanosheets composites

Y Li, X Feng, Z Lu, H Yin, F Liu, Q Xiang - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2018 - Elsevier
As a new carbon-based material, carbon dots (C-dots) have got widely preference because
of its excellent electronic transfer capability. In this work, a novel ternary layered C-dots/gC 3 …

Recent progress on carbon quantum dots based photocatalysis

H Jung, VS Sapner, A Adhikari, BR Sathe… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As a novel carbon allotrope, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have been investigated in various
fields, including photocatalysis, bioimaging, optoelectronics, energy and photovoltaic …

Tailoring the optoelectronic properties of eco‐friendly CuGaS2/ZnSe core/shell quantum dots for boosted photoelectrochemical solar hydrogen production

Y You, X Tong, AI Channa, X Li, C Liu, H Ye, Z Wang - EcoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐cost and high‐performance photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production based
on eco‐friendly colloidal core/shell quantum dots (QDs) represents a newly developing solar …

Self-templated synthesis of nanoporous CdS nanostructures for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production under visible light

N Bao, L Shen, T Takata, K Domen - Chemistry of Materials, 2008 - ACS Publications
Nanoporous CdS nanostructures, including nanosheets and hollow nanorods, have been
prepared by a two-step aqueous route, which consists of a first precipitation of nanoporous …

Hole scavenger redox potentials determine quantum efficiency and stability of Pt-decorated CdS nanorods for photocatalytic hydrogen generation

MJ Berr, P Wagner, S Fischbach, A Vaneski… - Applied Physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We use Pt-decorated CdS nanorods for photocatalytic hydrogen generation in the presence
of sacrificial hole scavengers. Both the quantum efficiency for hydrogen generation and the …

Enhanced photocatalytic H2-production activity of CdS nanoflower using single atom Pt and graphene quantum dot as dual cocatalysts

Y Yang, J Wu, B Cheng, L Zhang, AA Al-Ghamdi… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts have high catalytic activity due to their unique quantum size effects
and optimal atom utilization. Herein, visible-light-responsive photocatalysts were designed …

Carbon quantum dots/hydrogenated TiO2 nanobelt heterostructures and their broad spectrum photocatalytic properties under UV, visible, and near-infrared irradiation

J Tian, Y Leng, Z Zhao, Y Xia, Y Sang, P Hao, J Zhan… - Nano Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
To make the best and highest use of solar light is the main direction and object of
photocatalysis and water-splitting. Although UV and visible active photocatalysts have been …

High-performance CdS–ZnS core–shell nanorod array photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation

J Zhang, L Wang, X Liu, X Li, W Huang - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A dense array of CdS–ZnS core–shell nanorods film (1D vertically aligned) was synthesized
through a simple two-step aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD) method. In …