0D ultrafine ruthenium quantum dot decorated 3D porous graphitic carbon nitride with efficient charge separation and appropriate hydrogen adsorption capacity for superior photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

• Published in: Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry Vol. 5; no. 7; pp. 2414 - 2425
• Main Authors: An, Pengfei, Zhu, Weihao, Qiao, Luying, Sun, Shichao, Xu, Yuyan, Jiang, Deli, Chen, Min, Meng, Suci
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 21.02.2021
• Subjects: Adsorption; Carbon nitride; Chemical reduction; Gibbs free energy; Hydrogen; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Quantum dots; Quantum efficiency; Ruthenium; Separation; Surface chemistry; System effectiveness; Ultrafines; Water splitting

Designing a Pt-alternative cocatalyst capable of dissociating HO-H bonds is of great significance yet challenging for the development of high-efficiency and cost-effective water splitting photocatalytic systems. In this study, we designed and constructed a 0D ultrafine ruthenium (U-Ru) quantum dot d...