title: Cu(2)ZnSnS(4)-Pt and Cu(2)ZnSnS(4)-Au heterostructured nanoparticles for photocatalytic water splitting and pollutant degradation.
abstract: Cu2ZnSnS4, based on abundant and environmental friendly elements and with a direct band gap of 1.5 eV, is a main candidate material for solar energy conversion through both photovoltaics and photocatalysis. We detail here the synthesis of quasi-spherical Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles with unprecedented narrow size distributions. We further detail their use as seeds to produce CZTS-Au and CZTS-Pt heterostructured nanoparticles. Such heterostructured nanoparticles are shown to have excellent photocatalytic properties toward degradation of Rhodamine B and hydrogen generation by water splitting.
authors.affiliation: Catalonia Energy Research Institute (IREC) , 08930 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Xuelian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shavel
authors.forename: Xiaoqiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Zhishan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
authors.forename: Andreu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabot