Electron-transfer dependent photocatalytic hydrogen generation over cross-linked CdSe/TiO2 type-II heterostructure

Nanotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Chen, Yubin ^a   Chuang, Chi Hung ^b   Qin, Zhixiao ^a   Shen, Shaohua ^a   Doane, Tennyson ^b   Burda, Clemens ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CdSe TiO2; dynamics; hydrogen generation; quantum dots; type II heterostructure

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CDSE; CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESS; ELECTRON TRANSFER RATES; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; HETEROSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYST; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; TYPE II;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85011342732     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa5642     Document Type: Article

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