Nanochemistry provides powerful synthetic tools allowing one to combine different materials
on a single nanostructure, thus unfolding numerous possibilities to tailor their properties …

Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

The development of efficient visible-light photocatalyst heterostructures remains a major
concern for obtaining desirable material properties and effective carrier transformation …

Au–Bi2S3 heteronanostructure photocatalysts were designed in which the coupling of a
metal plasmon and a semiconductor exciton aids the absorption of solar light, enhances …

Herein, a new hydrothermal method has been reported for one-step controllable synthesis of
ZnS@ Bi 2 S 3 nanosheets, which were used for the highly selective oxidation of biomass …

Low charge separation efficiency is the critical limitation for solar-driven CO 2 conversion
into chemicals fuels. Accelerating charge transfer in the interface of photocatalysts is an …

The cylindrical quasi-one-dimensional shape of colloidal semiconductor nanorods (NRs)
gives them unique electronic structure and optical properties. In addition to the band gap …

Controlling the carrier dynamics in a semiconductor nanoparticulate photocatalyst is the key
to developing catalytic activity. Generally, type I band alignment is unsuitable for …

Hybrid semiconductor–metal nanoparticles (HNPs) manifest unique, synergistic electronic
and optical properties as a result of combining semiconductor and metal physics via a …

All-inorganic CsPbX3 (X= I, Br, Cl) perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have attracted much
attention in clean energy fields such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes due to their …