Effects of Mono- and Bifunctional Surface Ligands of Cu–In–Se Quantum Dots on Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of CISe QDs
2.3. Ligand Exchange Treatment of CISe QDs
2.4. Fabrication of CISe QD-Sensitized TiO2 Photoanodes
2.5. Material Characterization
2.6. Photoelectrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preparation of CISe QDs with Different Surface Ligands
3.2. Properties of TiO2–CISe QD Photoanodes
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Current Density (mA/cm2) | Dark Rs (Ω cm2) | Dark Rct (Ω cm2) | Light Rs (Ω cm2) | Light Rct (Ω cm2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OAm-QD-photoanode | 8.236 | 4.25 | 660.8 | 3.21 | 1041 |
MPA-QD-photoanode | 6.740 | 3.37 | 857.2 | 3.23 | 1180 |
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Park, S.I.; Jung, S.-M.; Kim, J.-Y.; Yang, J. Effects of Mono- and Bifunctional Surface Ligands of Cu–In–Se Quantum Dots on Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production. Materials 2022, 15, 6010. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176010
Park SI, Jung S-M, Kim J-Y, Yang J. Effects of Mono- and Bifunctional Surface Ligands of Cu–In–Se Quantum Dots on Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production. Materials. 2022; 15(17):6010. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176010
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Soo Ik, Sung-Mok Jung, Jae-Yup Kim, and Jiwoong Yang. 2022. "Effects of Mono- and Bifunctional Surface Ligands of Cu–In–Se Quantum Dots on Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production" Materials 15, no. 17: 6010. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15176010