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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2024

NC Meets CN: Porous Photoanodes with Polymeric Carbon Nitride/ZnSe Nanocrystal Heterojunctions for Photoelectrochemical Applications.

Sanjit Mondal, Tom Naor, Michael Volokh, David Stone, Josep Albero, Adar Levi, Atzmon Vakahi, Hermenegildo García, Uri Banin, Menny Shalom

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Sanjit MondalDepartment of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Tom NaorThe Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-3904-3887
Michael VolokhDepartment of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-8510-9336
David StoneThe Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3111-8664
Josep AlberoInstituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politècnica de València, València 46022, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4841-7206
Adar LeviThe Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4483-1573
Atzmon VakahiThe Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Hermenegildo GarcíaInstituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politècnica de València, València 46022, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9664-493X
Uri BaninThe Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1698-2128
Menny ShalomDepartment of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4506-4177

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Abstract

The utilization of photoelectrochemical cells (PEC) for converting solar energy into fuels (e.g., hydrogen) is a promising method for sustainable energy generation. We demonstrate a strategy to enhance the performance of PEC devices by integrating surface-functionalized zinc selenide (ZnSe) semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) into porous polymeric carbon nitride (CN) matrices to form a uniformly distributed blend of NCs within the CN layer via electrophoretic deposition (EPD). The achieved type II heterojunction at the CN/NC interface exhibits intimate contact between the NCs and the CN backbone since it does not contain insulating binders. This configuration promotes efficient charge separation and suppresses carrier recombination. The reported CN/NC composite structure serves as a photoanode, demonstrating a photocurrent density of 160 ± 8 μA cm

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carbon nitrideelectrophoretic depositionphotoelectrochemical cellssemiconductor nanocrystalsZnSe

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