Modulated Binary–Ternary Dual Semiconductor Heterostructures. Issue 8 (21st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Prusty, Gyanaranjan; Guria, Amit K.; Mondal, Indranil; Dutta, Anirban; Pal, Ujjwal; Pradhan, Narayan
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 55:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 2705
• Page End: 2708
• Publication Date: 2016-01-21
• Subjects: binary–ternary -- heterostructures -- photocatalyst -- tadpoles; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509701
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

Abstract: A generic modular synthetic strategy for the fabrication of a series of binary‐ternary group II‐VI and group I‐III‐VI coupled semiconductor nano‐heterostructures is reported. Using Ag2 Se nanocrystals first as a catalyst and then as sacrificial seeds, four dual semiconductor heterostructures were designed with similar shapes: CdSe‐AgInSe2, CdSe‐AgGaSe2, ZnSe‐AgInSe2, and ZnSe‐AgGaSe2 . Among these, dispersive type‐II heterostructures are further explored for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water and these are observed to be superior catalysts than the binary or ternary semi‐conductors. Details of the chemistry of this modular synthesis have been studied and the photophysical processes involved in catalysis are investigated. Abstract : Semiconducting tadpoles : A generic modular synthetic strategy for fabricating a series of group II‐VI and I‐III‐VI coupled binary–ternary dual semiconductory heterostructures is reported. Among these, dispersive type‐II semiconductors were explored as photocatalysts for the evolution of hydrogen from water.