In situ /photoinduced fabrication of Zn/ZnO nanoscale hetero-interfaces with concomitant generation of solar hydrogen

• Published in: New journal of chemistry Vol. 47; no. 15; pp. 7312 - 7317
• Main Authors: Mangrulkar, Priti A., Manwar, Nilesh R., Chilkalwar, Anushree A., Deshpande, Aparna S., Rayalu, Sadhana S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 11.04.2023
• Subjects: Current carriers; Hydrogen; Hydrogen evolution reactions; Hydrogen production; Illumination; Metal oxides; Nanoparticles; Optoelectronics; Photoelectric effect; Photovoltaic cells; Synthesis; Zinc oxide

In the present investigation, we report the formation of a metal–metal oxide (Zn/ZnO) nanoscale heterointerfac with concomitant hydrogen generation. The synthesis process is simple and involves the optical illumination of Zn nanoparticles (Zn(NP)) suspended in water. The concomitant hydrogen (H 2 )...