Issue 15, 2014

Semiconductors with NIR driven upconversion performance for photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical water splitting

Abstract

Infrared light (IR) occupies about 50% of solar irradiation, therefore, how to effectively utilize IR light is one of the main issues at present. Two major strategies which have been pursued for the development and utilization of near infrared (NIR) light in the field of photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting are reviewed in this highlight. The main text is divided into two parts: the first is the modification of semiconductors with upconversion lanthanide (Ln) compounds; the other is the modification of semiconductors with upconversion carbon quantum dots (CQDs).

Graphical abstract: Semiconductors with NIR driven upconversion performance for photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical water splitting

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
19 Nov 2013
Accepted
02 Jan 2014
First published
06 Jan 2014

CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 3059-3067

Semiconductors with NIR driven upconversion performance for photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical water splitting

W. Fan, H. Bai and W. Shi, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 3059 DOI: 10.1039/C3CE42337A

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