Controlling the visible-light driven photocatalytic activity of alloyed ZnSe–AgInSe<sub>2</sub> quantum dots for hydrogen production
Ping-Yen Hsieh, Tatsuya Kameyama, Takayuki Takiyama, Ko Masuoka, Takahisa Yamamoto, Yung‐Jung Hsu, Tsukasa Torimoto
Abstract
Alloyed ZnSe–AgInSe<sub>2</sub> quantum dots were used as a photocatalyst for H<sub>2</sub> production, showing an apparent quantum yield of 3.4% at 600 nm.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisQuantum dotHydrogen productionQuantum yieldVisible spectrumMaterials scienceHydrogenProduction (economics)Yield (engineering)PhotochemistryOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisOpticsPhysicsMetallurgyQuantum mechanicsFluorescenceMacroeconomicsBiochemistryEconomicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films