Triethanolamine-assisted photodeposition of non-crystalline Cu<sub>x</sub>P nanodots for boosting photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> evolution of TiO<sub>2</sub>
Jiachao Xu, Wei Zhong, Huogen Yu, Xuekun Hong, Jiajie Fan, Jiaguo Yu
Abstract
Ultra-small non-crystalline Cu<sub>x</sub>P nanodots as an efficient H<sub>2</sub>-evolution cocatalyst were coupled on the TiO<sub>2</sub> surface to greatly improve its photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>-evolution activity <italic>via</italic> a simple triethanolamine-assisted photodeposition strategy.
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PhotocatalysisNanodotMaterials scienceTriethanolamineBoosting (machine learning)NanotechnologyChemical engineeringCatalysisAnalytical Chemistry (journal)ChemistryBiochemistryChromatographyEngineeringComputer scienceMachine learningAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsZnO doping and properties