Superior visible light hydrogen evolution of Janus bilayer junctions via atomic-level charge flow steering

Jie Li; Guangming Zhan; Ying Yu; Lizhi Zhang

doi:10.1038/ncomms11480

Nature Communications (May 2016)

Superior visible light hydrogen evolution of Janus bilayer junctions via atomic-level charge flow steering

Jie Li,
Guangming Zhan,
Ying Yu,
Lizhi Zhang

Affiliations

Jie Li: Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University
Guangming Zhan: Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University
Ying Yu: Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University
Lizhi Zhang: Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11480
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The efficiency of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is impeded by the inability of semiconductors to precisely steer the charge flow. Here, the authors address this issue by designing conceptually new Janus bilayer junctions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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