title: Alloyed ZnS-CuInS2 Semiconductor Nanorods and Their Nanoscale Heterostructures for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation.
abstract: A promising photocatalytic system in the form of heterostructured nanocrystals (HNCs) is presented wherein alloyed ZnS-CuInS2 (ZCIS) semiconductor nanorods are decorated with Pt and Pd4 S nanoparticles. This is apparently the first report on the colloidal preparation and photocatalytic behavior of ZCIS-Pt and ZCIS-Pd4 S nanoscale heterostructures. Incorporation of Pt and Pd4 S cocatalysts leads to considerable enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of ZCIS for visible-light-driven hydrogen production.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore).|Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore).
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore).
authors.forename: Michelle D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Regulacio
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore).
authors.forename: Suo Hon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore).
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore). chmxqh@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Qing-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore). my-han@imre.a-star.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Ming-Yong
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Han
keywords: heterostructures; nanoparticles; nanostructures; photocatalysis; water splitting