Cu2ZnSnS4-Ag2S nanoscale p-n heterostructures as sensitizers for photoelectrochemical water splitting

A cation exchange-based route was used to produce CuZnSnS (CZTS)-AgS nanoparticles with controlled composition. We report a detailed study of the formation of such CZTS-AgS nanoheterostructures and of their photocatalytic properties. When compared to pure CZTS, the use of nanoscale p-n heterostructu...

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Autores: Yu, Xuelian, Liu, Jingjing, Genç, Aziz|||0000-0002-2888-2549, Ibáñez, Maria|||0000-0001-5013-2843, Luo, Zhishan|||0000-0002-0801-9238, Shavel, Alexey|||0000-0002-3995-0391, Arbiol i Cobos, Jordi|||0000-0002-0695-1726, Zhang, Guangjin, Zhang, Yihe, Cabot i Codina, Andreu|||0000-0002-7533-3251
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:270825
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/270825
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02490
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Absorption property
Environmental-friendly
Nano-heterostructures
Photocatalytic property
Photocatalytic water splitting
Photoelectrochemical water splitting
Photogenerated electrons
Separation efficiency
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Sumario:A cation exchange-based route was used to produce CuZnSnS (CZTS)-AgS nanoparticles with controlled composition. We report a detailed study of the formation of such CZTS-AgS nanoheterostructures and of their photocatalytic properties. When compared to pure CZTS, the use of nanoscale p-n heterostructures as light absorbers for photocatalytic water splitting provides superior photocurrents. We associate this experimental fact to a higher separation efficiency of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs. We believe this and other type-II nanoheterostructures will open the door to the use of CZTS, with excellent light absorption properties and made of abundant and environmental friendly elements, to the field of photocatalysis.