Violet phosphorus quantum dots as an emerging visible light-responsive photocatalyst for an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction
Xin Wang, Chang Xu, Ziyou Wang, Yan Wang, Xuewen Zhao, Jinying Zhang, Ming Ma, Quansheng Guo, Fuxiang Zhang
Abstract
Violet phosphorus quantum dots (VPQDs) with controllable size and thickness are prepared. For the first time, VPQDs as a novel 600 nm-class photocatalyst exhibit a record-high H 2 evolution activity among all the mono-elemental-based photocatalysts.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisQuantum dotVisible spectrumPhosphorusPhotochemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsChemistryChemical engineeringCatalysisOrganic chemistryMetallurgyEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesNanocluster Synthesis and Applications