Aqueous synthesis of composition-tuned defects in CuInSe<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> evolution
Senlin Qu, Xin Yuan, Yu Li, Xingyang Li, Xiujuan Zhou, Xiaogang Xue, Kexiang Zhang, Juan Xu, Changlai Yuan
Abstract
The composition and defect tolerance of CuInSe<sub>2</sub> (CISe) quantum dots (QDs) provide a scaffold to design defects <italic>via</italic> tailoring the elemental ratio or distributions for boosting photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> evolution (PHE).
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Materials scienceAqueous solutionHigh-resolution transmission electron microscopyRaman spectroscopyQuantum efficiencyPhotocurrentPhotocatalysisQuantum dotX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyAnalytical Chemistry (journal)NanotechnologyChemical engineeringOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryTransmission electron microscopyChemistryOpticsPhysicsEngineeringBiochemistryChromatographyCatalysisChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques