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Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub>‑Pt and Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub>‑Au Heterostructured Nanoparticles\nfor Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Pollutant Degradation

Abstract

Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub>, based on abundant and environmental\nfriendly elements and with a direct band gap of 1.5 eV, is a main\ncandidate material for solar energy conversion through both photo­voltaics\nand photo­catalysis. We detail here the synthesis of quasi-spherical\nCu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnS<sub>4</sub> nano­particles with unprecedented\nnarrow size distributions. We further detail their use as seeds to\nproduce CZTS-Au and CZTS-Pt hetero­structured nano­particles.\nSuch hetero­structured nano­particles are shown to have\nexcellent photo­catalytic properties toward degradation of Rhodamine\nB and hydrogen generation by water splitting.

Keywords:
Degradation (telecommunications) Water splitting Hydrogen production Solar energy Photocatalysis Hydrogen Energy transformation Solar energy conversion

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Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Physical Sciences →  Energy →  Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
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