articleAdvanced MaterialsSep 14, 2016Closed access

Smart Utilization of Carbon Dots in Semiconductor Photocatalysis

HYHuijun YuRSRun ShiYZYufei ZhaoGIGeoffrey I. N. WaterhouseLWLi‐Zhu Wu

Chinese Academy of Sciences · Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Efficient capture of solar energy will be critical to meeting the energy needs of the future. Semiconductor photocatalysis is expected to make an important contribution in this regard, delivering both energy carriers (especially H 2 ) and valuable chemical feedstocks under direct sunlight. Over the past few years, carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as a promising new class of metal‐free photocatalyst, displaying semiconductor‐like photoelectric properties and showing excellent performance in a wide variety of photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic applications owing to their ease of synthesis, unique structure, adjustable composition, ease of surface functionalization, outstanding electron‐transfer efficiency and…

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  • Materials science
  • Photocatalysis
  • Semiconductor
  • Nanotechnology
  • Carbon fibers
  • Carbon quantum dots
  • Quantum dot
  • Optoelectronics
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