Highly efficient proton-assisted photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction over 3-mercaptopropionic acid-capped quantums dots
Duc-Trung Nguyen, Anis Chouat, Trong‐On Do
Abstract
Herein, we demonstrate that 3-mercaptopropionate capping agents on CdS quantum dot surfaces could serve as proton shutters and localize protons near the active sites towards efficient photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisProtonMaterials sciencePhotochemistryChemistryCatalysisInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsPerovskite Materials and Applications