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Chemical Communications

Quantum confinement controlled photocatalytic water splitting by suspended CdSe nanocrystals†

Michael A. Holmes,a   Troy K. Townsenda  and  Frank E. Osterloh*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA
E-mail: fosterloh@ucdavis.edu
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Abstract

The photocatalytic hydrogen production of CdSe nanocrystals (1.75–4.81 nm) in the presence of aqueous sodium sulphite depends exponentially on the bandgap of the particles, confirming that the material’s activity is controlled by the degree of quantum confinement.

Graphical abstract: Quantum confinement controlled photocatalytic water splitting by suspended CdSe nanocrystals

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC16082F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Sep 2011
Accepted
30 Oct 2011
First published
14 Nov 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 371-373

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Quantum confinement controlled photocatalytic water splitting by suspended CdSe nanocrystals

M. A. Holmes, T. K. Townsend and F. E. Osterloh, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 371 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC16082F

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