Abstract
Cu2ZnSnS4, based on abundant and environmental friendly elements and with a direct band gap of 1.5 eV, is a main candidate material for solar energy conversion through both photovoltaics and photocatalysis. We detail here the synthesis of quasi-spherical Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles with unprecedented narrow size distributions. We further detail their use as seeds to produce CZTS-Au and CZTS-Pt heterostructured nanoparticles. Such heterostructured nanoparticles are shown to have excellent photocatalytic properties toward degradation of Rhodamine B and hydrogen generation by water splitting.
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CZTSPhotocatalysisNanoparticleRhodamine BDegradation (telecommunications)PhotovoltaicsChemistryBand gapChemical engineeringHydrogen productionWater splittingNanotechnologyHydrogenMaterials sciencePhotovoltaic systemOptoelectronicsCatalysis
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- 136
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- 9236-9239
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Xuelian Yu,
Alexey Shavel,
Xiaoqiang An
et al.
(2014).
Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub>-Pt and Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub>-Au Heterostructured Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Pollutant Degradation.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
, 136
(26)
, 9236-9239.
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja502076b
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- 10.1021/ja502076b