Unlocking the effects of Cu doping in heavy-metal-free AgIn<sub>5</sub>S<sub>8</sub> quantum dots for highly efficient photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion
Heng Guo, Jiabin Liu, Bing Luo, Xu Huang, Jian Yang, Haiyuan Chen, Li Shi, Xin Liu, Daniele Benetti, Ying Zhou, Gurpreet Singh Selopal, Federico Rosei, Zhiming Wang, Xiaobin Niu
Abstract
A colloidal quantum dot photoelectrochemical cell based on a Cu-doped AgIn<sub>5</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-photoanode exhibits promising photoelectrochemical activity for high-efficiency hydrogen production due to the Cu-doping effect.
Topics & Concepts
DopingMaterials sciencePhotoelectrochemistryQuantum dotMetalHydrogenPhotoelectrochemical cellEnergy transformationSolar cellColloidNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryOptoelectronicsChemical engineeringElectrodePhysical chemistryElectrochemistryChemistryMetallurgyPhysicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringThermodynamicsElectrolyteAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications