Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water based on Zn–terpyridine 2D coordination nanosheets
Shuo Xiang, Arshad Khan, Zeyan Zhou, Bingling He, Xin Wang, Binju Wang, Qunhong Weng
Abstract
A zinc bis-terpyridine coordination nanosheet (Zn–Typ CONASH) is designed and shows a reduced optical band gap of 1.70 eV and impressive photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of 11.84 mmol g −1 h −1 .
Topics & Concepts
TerpyridineNanosheetPhotocatalysisZincMaterials scienceBand gapCoordination complexPhotocatalytic water splittingWater splittingInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryChemistryNanotechnologyCatalysisMetallurgyOptoelectronicsMetalOrganic chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion