Significant enhancement in photocatalytic reduction of water to hydrogen by Au/Cu2ZnSnS4nanostructure

Enna Ha, Yoon Suk Lee, Jingchuan Wang, Fenghua Li, Kwok Yin Wong, Shik Chi Edman Tsang

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Abstract

Enhanced photocatalytic activities by Au core Novel Au/Cu2ZnSnS4core/shell nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized for the first time via wet chemistry approach. The insertion of Au core into CZTS NPs dramatically enhances light absorption due to surface plasmon resonance effect, especially in the Vis-NIR region. Au/CZTS core/shell NPs show much higher photocatalytic activities for hydrogen evolution compared with other CZTS nanostructures. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3496-3500
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2014

Keywords

  • CZTS
  • hydrogen evolution
  • photocatalysis
  • surface plasmon resonance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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