Issue 1, 2020

Photo/electrocatalysis and photosensitization using metal nanoclusters for green energy and medical applications

Abstract

Owing to the rapidly increasing demand for sustainable technologies in fields such as energy, environmental science, and medicine, nanomaterial-based photo/electrocatalysis has received increasing attention. Recently, synthetic innovations have allowed the fabrication of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs). These NCs show potential for green energy and medical applications. The present article primarily focuses on evaluation of the recent developments in the photo/electrocatalytic and photosensitizing characteristics of metal and alloy NCs. The review comprises two sections: (i) photo/electrocatalysis for green energy and (ii) photosensitization for biomedical therapy applications. Finally, the challenges associated with the use of metal NCs are presented on the basis of current developments.

Graphical abstract: Photo/electrocatalysis and photosensitization using metal nanoclusters for green energy and medical applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
15 Sept. 2019
Accepted
17 Okt. 2019
First published
18 Okt. 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2020,2, 17-36

Photo/electrocatalysis and photosensitization using metal nanoclusters for green energy and medical applications

T. Kawawaki, Y. Negishi and H. Kawasaki, Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 17 DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00583H

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