Two-dimensional amorphous NiO as a plasmonic photocatalyst for solar H2 evolution

Zhaoyong Lin; Chun Du; Bo Yan; Chengxin Wang; Guowei Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06456-y

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Two-dimensional amorphous NiO as a plasmonic photocatalyst for solar H2 evolution

Zhaoyong Lin,
Chun Du,
Bo Yan,
Chengxin Wang,
Guowei Yang

Affiliations

Zhaoyong Lin: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University
Chun Du: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University
Bo Yan: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University
Chengxin Wang: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University
Guowei Yang: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06456-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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While photocatalysis offers a means to store solar energy as chemical fuels, photocatalysts typically require crystalline structures and expensive noble-metal cocatalysts. Here, authors prepare 2D amorphous nano-nickel oxide capable of plasmonic, photodriven H2 evolution without cocatalysts.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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