Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Symmetry breaking is a ubiquitous phenomenon that occurs spontaneously when a system
is subjected to changes in size and/or variations in terms of thermodynamic parameters. As …

Developing high‐efficiency yet low‐cost photocatalyst for solar hydrogen production by
avoiding the use of noble metals has received adequate interest but remains a great …

Developing type-II heterostructures with a spatial separation of photoexcited electrons and
holes is a useful route to promote photocatalytic hydrogen generation. However, few …

We report the seed-mediated synthesis of CuS@ CdS core–shell heterojunction with diverse
morphologies by introducing kinetic control. By using CuS nanoplates as seeds and a …

Anisotropic semiconductor CdSe/CdS tetrapods exhibit unique dimension-dependent
quantum confinement and efficient charge separation/transport along the arms, making them …

Mixed phase TiO 2 (Degussa P25) exhibits superior photocatalytic performance and stability
due to the formation of the hetero-phase junction between anatase and rutile. However, the …

Semiconductor‐based photocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting is deemed to
be one of most promising routes toward the large‐scale conversion and storage of abundant …

With giving property to guide and control charge carries at the nanoscale, fabrication of
heterostructure photocatalyst with desirable spatial distribution has been significantly …