Quantum confinement controls photocatalysis: A free energy analysis for photocatalytic proton reduction at CdSe nanocrystals

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4316-4325

  Zhao, Jing ^a   Holmes, Michael A ^a   Osterloh, Frank E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Butler Volmer; photolysis; quantum confinement; quantum dot; solar fuel; space charge layer; water splitting

Indexed keywords

BUTLER-VOLMER; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SOLAR FUELS; SPACE CHARGE LAYERS; WATER SPLITTING;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FREE ENERGY; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; PROTONS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; REACTION KINETICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

REDUCTION;

EID: 84878310936     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn400826h     Document Type: Article

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