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Aerosol‐Assisted Molten Salt Synthesis of NaInS 2 Nanoplates for Use as a New Photoanode Material
Author(s) -
Mann Amanda K. P.,
Wicker Susanne,
Skrabalak Sara E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201202299
Subject(s) - materials science , molten salt , aerosol , salt (chemistry) , photocurrent , hexagonal crystal system , pyrolysis , nanotechnology , photocatalysis , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , meteorology , metallurgy , organic chemistry , crystallography , catalysis , chemistry , physics , engineering
NaInS 2 , a H 2 ‐evolving photocatalyst, is synthesized as single‐crystalline hexagonal plates by coupling a molten salt synthesis with ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP) for the first time. USP NaInS 2 films are used as a new photoanode material and have an initial photocurrent of ≈37 μA/cm 2 upon illumination and activities 25 times greater than films made from a standard non‐aerosol NaInS 2 sample.