Ultrathin CdSe in plasmonic nanogaps for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1099-1103

  Sigle, Daniel O ^a   Zhang, Liwu ^a,b   Ithurria, Sandrine ^c   Dubertret, Benoit ^c   Baumberg, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

CdSe; nanogaps; nanoplatelets; photocatalysis; plasmonics; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONICS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

CDSE; INDIVIDUAL NANOPARTICLES; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; NANO-PLATELETS; NANOGAPS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; WATER SPLITTING;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84926671925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00279     Document Type: Article

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