Colloidal hybrid heterostructures based on II-VI semiconductor nanocrystals for photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-61

  Vaneski, Aleksandar ^a   Schneider, Julian ^a   Susha, Andrei S ^a   Rogach, Andrey L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hybrid materials; Hydrogen generation; Photocatalytic water splitting; Semiconductor nanocrystals; Solar energy harvesting

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; COLLOIDAL SEMICONDUCTORS; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOCRYSTALS; RATIONAL FUNCTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84892496881     PISSN: 13895567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2013.12.001     Document Type: Review

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