Recent developments and perspectives in CdS-based photocatalysts for water splitting

JA Nasir, Z ur Rehman, SNA Shah, A Khan… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few years, many approaches have been developed progressively to produce
hydrogen (H2) from water under solar light irradiation. This process of fuel production is …

Rich landscape of colloidal semiconductor–metal hybrid nanostructures: synthesis, synergetic characteristics, and emerging applications

Y Ben-Shahar, D Stone, U Banin - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanochemistry provides powerful synthetic tools allowing one to combine different materials
on a single nanostructure, thus unfolding numerous possibilities to tailor their properties …

Synergetic effect of Ni-Au bimetal nanoparticles on urchin-like TiO2 for hydrogen and arabinose co-production by glucose photoreforming

M Eqi, C Shi, J Xie, F Kang, H Qi, X Tan… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
Biomass photoreforming is a prospective and attractive strategy to kill two birds with one
stone for not only producing hydrogen (H2) but also valorizing biomass by exploiting infinite …

Challenges and Prospects in Solar Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction with Inorganic and Hybrid Nanostructures

JK Stolarczyk, S Bhattacharyya, L Polavarapu… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The inexorable rise of carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere, already exceeding 400 ppm,
highlights the need for reduction of CO2 emissions. Harvesting solar energy to drive reverse …

Bimetallic nanoparticles as cocatalysts for versatile photoredox catalysis

YH Li, JY Li, YJ Xu - EnergyChem, 2021 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysis is considered as a cutting-edge research topic for the
production of value-added fuels and chemicals to confront the global energy crisis. In order …

Perfect photon-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency

P Kalisman, Y Nakibli, L Amirav - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report a record 100% photon-to-hydrogen production efficiency, under visible light
illumination, for the photocatalytic water-splitting reduction half-reaction. This result was …

Photocatalytic hybrid semiconductor–metal nanoparticles; from synergistic properties to emerging applications

N Waiskopf, Y Ben‐Shahar, U Banin - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid semiconductor–metal nanoparticles (HNPs) manifest unique combined and often
synergetic properties stemming from the materials combination. These structures exhibit …

Investigation of the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of Semiconductor Nanocrystal‐Based Hydrogels

J Schlenkrich, F Lübkemann‐Warwas, RT Graf… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Destabilization of a ligand‐stabilized semiconductor nanocrystal solution with an oxidizing
agent can lead to a macroscopic highly porous self‐supporting nanocrystal network entitled …

Size matters: Cocatalyst size effect on charge transfer and photocatalytic activity

Y Nakibli, Y Mazal, Y Dubi, M Wächtler, L Amirav - Nano letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Hybrid semiconductor–metallic nanostructures play an important role in a wide range of
applications and are key components in photocatalysis. Here we reveal that the nature of a …

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Using Ni–Pd/TiO2: Correlation of Light Absorption, Charge-Carrier Dynamics, and Quantum Efficiency

AL Luna, D Dragoe, K Wang, P Beaunier… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
TiO2 surface modification with bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) has demonstrated to be a
strategy to enhance the hydrogen generation via photocatalysis and to minimize the use of …