Boosting the photon absorption, exciton dissociation, and photocatalytic hydrogen- and oxygen-evolution reactions by built-in electric fields in Janus platinum dichalcogenides
Xu Gao, Yanqing Shen, Jiajia Liu, Lingling Lv, Min Zhou, Zhongxiang Zhou, Yuan Ping Feng, Lei Shen
Abstract
Monolayer Janus PtXY (platinum dichalcogenide) shows a high performance in solar light absorption, photogenerated carrier separation, and hydrogen- and oxygen-evolution reactions, resulting in a great photocatalytic performance for overall water-splitting.
Topics & Concepts
JanusPhotocatalysisPlatinumPhotochemistryDissociation (chemistry)Materials scienceHydrogenOxygenMonolayerAbsorption (acoustics)Hydrogen productionChemical physicsNanotechnologyCatalysisChemistryPhysical chemistryBiochemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques2D Materials and ApplicationsPerovskite Materials and Applications