Size-dependent activity of carbon dots for photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> generation in combination with a molecular Ni cocatalyst
Carla Casadevall, Ava Lage, Manting Mu, Heather F. Greer, Daniel Antón‐García, Julea N. Butt, Lars J. C. Jeuken, Graeme W. Watson, Max García‐Melchor, Erwin Reisner
Abstract
We demonstrate that purification and size separation of polydisperse carbon dot materials unveils the real active nanoparticles and enhances the photocatalytic H 2 evolution using monodisperse carbon dots.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisMaterials scienceCarbon fibersNickelChemical engineeringNanotechnologyMetallurgyChemistryCatalysisComposite materialOrganic chemistryComposite numberEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications