CdTe/CdS Core/Shell Quantum Dots Cocatalyzed by Sulfur Tolerant [Mo3S13]2- Nanoclusters for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 6653-6658

  Yue, Dongting ^a   Qian, Xufang ^a   Zhang, Zichen ^a   Kan, Miao ^a   Ren, Meng ^a   Zhao, Yixin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell; Hydrogen evolution; Quantum dots; Mo3S13 2 nanoclusters

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHEMICAL STABILITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOCRYSTALS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CDTE QUANTUM DOTS (QDS); CORE/SHELL; CORE/SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; SULFUR-TOLERANT CATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 85002213673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01520     Document Type: Article

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