Cu 1.8 S-Passivated carbon dots for enhancing photocatalytic activity

To allow low cost and green carbon dots (CDs) to play a central role in photocatalysis, here we present a strategy in which their photocatalytic activities can be significantly improved by combining them with a small amount of Cu S. Not only can Cu S-passivated CDs more efficiently reduce benzoquino...

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 53; no. 15; pp. 2343 - 2346
Main Authors Chang, Qing, Han, Xuejun, Xue, Chaorui, Yang, Jinlong, Hu, Shengliang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 16.02.2017
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Summary:To allow low cost and green carbon dots (CDs) to play a central role in photocatalysis, here we present a strategy in which their photocatalytic activities can be significantly improved by combining them with a small amount of Cu S. Not only can Cu S-passivated CDs more efficiently reduce benzoquinone species to phenols than CDs alone, but can also enhance the formation rate of ˙OH radicals under visible irradiation.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/C6CC09508A