Premium
Modular Synthesis of a Dual Metal–Dual Semiconductor Nano‐Heterostructure
Author(s) -
Amirav Lilac,
Oba Fadekemi,
Aloni Shaul,
Alivisatos A. Paul
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201411461
Subject(s) - heterojunction , dual (grammatical number) , modular design , semiconductor , nanotechnology , materials science , dual role , nanoparticle , nano , redox , computer science , optoelectronics , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , art , literature , operating system , composite material , metallurgy
Reported is the design and modular synthesis of a dual metal–dual semiconductor heterostructure with control over the dimensions and placement of its individual components. Analogous to molecular synthesis, colloidal synthesis is now evolving into a series of sequential synthetic procedures with separately optimized steps. We detail the challenges and parameters that must be considered when assembling such a multicomponent nanoparticle, and their solutions. This multicomponent nanosystem, Ru‐CdSe@CdS‐Pt, was designed to achieve charge carrier separation and directional transfer across different interfaces toward two separate redox catalysts. This heterostructure may potentially serve as a nanometric closed circuit photoelectrochemical cell.