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Modulated Binary–Ternary Dual Semiconductor Heterostructures
Author(s) -
Prusty Gyanaranjan,
Guria Amit K.,
Mondal Indranil,
Dutta Anirban,
Pal Ujjwal,
Pradhan Narayan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201509701
Subject(s) - ternary operation , heterojunction , semiconductor , catalysis , photocatalysis , materials science , fabrication , nanotechnology , chemistry , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , computer science , pathology , engineering , programming language , medicine , alternative medicine
Abstract A generic modular synthetic strategy for the fabrication of a series of binary‐ternary group II‐VI and group I‐III‐VI coupled semiconductor nano‐heterostructures is reported. Using Ag 2 Se nanocrystals first as a catalyst and then as sacrificial seeds, four dual semiconductor heterostructures were designed with similar shapes: CdSe‐AgInSe 2 , CdSe‐AgGaSe 2 , ZnSe‐AgInSe 2 , and ZnSe‐AgGaSe 2 . Among these, dispersive type‐II heterostructures are further explored for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water and these are observed to be superior catalysts than the binary or ternary semi‐conductors. Details of the chemistry of this modular synthesis have been studied and the photophysical processes involved in catalysis are investigated.