Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n heterostructures as sensitizers for photoelectrochemical water splitting
Yu X, Liu J, Genç A, Ibáñez M, Luo Z, Shavel A, Arbiol J, Zhang G, Zhang Y, Cabot A. 2015. Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n heterostructures as sensitizers for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Langmuir. 31(38), 10555–10561.
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Yu, Xuelian;
Liu, Jingjing;
Genç, Aziz;
Ibáñez , MariaISTA 
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Luo, Zhishan;
Shavel, Alexey;
Arbiol, Jordi;
Zhang, Guangjin;
Zhang, Yihe;
Cabot, Andreu
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Luo, Zhishan;
Shavel, Alexey;
Arbiol, Jordi;
Zhang, Guangjin;
Zhang, Yihe;
Cabot, AndreuAbstract
A cation exchange-based route was used to produce Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS)-Ag2S nanoparticles with controlled composition. We report a detailed study of the formation of such CZTS-Ag2S 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.
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2015-09-07
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Langmuir
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American Chemical Society
Acknowledgement
This work was supported by the European Regional Development Funds, the Framework 7 program under project SCALENANO (FP7-NMP-ENERGY-2011-284486), the Spanish MINECO under Contract ENE2013-46624-C4-3-R and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2652015086). Authors acknowledge the funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2014 SGR 1638.
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31
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38
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10555 - 10561
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Yu X, Liu J, Genç A, et al. Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n heterostructures as sensitizers for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Langmuir. 2015;31(38):10555-10561. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02490
Yu, X., Liu, J., Genç, A., Ibáñez, M., Luo, Z., Shavel, A., … Cabot, A. (2015). Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n heterostructures as sensitizers for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Langmuir. American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02490
Yu, Xuelian, Jingjing Liu, Aziz Genç, Maria Ibáñez, Zhishan Luo, Alexey Shavel, Jordi Arbiol, Guangjin Zhang, Yihe Zhang, and Andreu Cabot. “Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n Heterostructures as Sensitizers for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.” Langmuir. American Chemical Society, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02490.
X. Yu et al., “Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n heterostructures as sensitizers for photoelectrochemical water splitting,” Langmuir, vol. 31, no. 38. American Chemical Society, pp. 10555–10561, 2015.
Yu X, Liu J, Genç A, Ibáñez M, Luo Z, Shavel A, Arbiol J, Zhang G, Zhang Y, Cabot A. 2015. Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n heterostructures as sensitizers for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Langmuir. 31(38), 10555–10561.
Yu, Xuelian, et al. “Cu2ZnSnS4–Ag2S Nanoscale p–n Heterostructures as Sensitizers for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.” Langmuir, vol. 31, no. 38, American Chemical Society, 2015, pp. 10555–61, doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02490.
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