CuCoO<sub>2</sub>/CuO heterostructure: understanding the role of band alignment in selective catalysis for overall water splitting
Yiman Zhang, Zong‐Yan Zhao, Wen Tang, Jianyong Feng, Jin Zhang, Qingju Liu, Zhaosheng Li, Zhigang Zou
Abstract
Employing a facile one-pot hydrothermal synthesis approach, in this work, we achieved the successful synthesis of a CuCoO 2 /CuO heterostructure, which was characterized by an atomic-scale intimately bonded interface.
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HeterojunctionHydrothermal circulationCatalysisMaterials scienceHydrothermal synthesisWater splittingAtomic unitsNanotechnologyNanoscopic scaleWork (physics)Interface (matter)Hydrothermal reactionOptoelectronicsChemical engineeringPhotocatalysisChemistryPhysicsEngineeringComposite materialBiochemistryCapillary numberQuantum mechanicsThermodynamicsCapillary actionCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and properties