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Back Cover: Facile Formation of Nanodisk‐Shaped Orthorhombic SnS Layers from SnS 2 Particles for Photoelectrocatalytic Hydrogen Production (ChemNanoMat 8/2017)
Author(s) -
Patel Malkeshkumar,
Yu Xiaomei,
Kim Yu Kwon,
Kim Joondong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.201700166
Subject(s) - materials science , orthorhombic crystal system , semiconductor , band gap , hydrogen production , absorption (acoustics) , tin , hydrogen , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , chemical engineering , diffraction , optics , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering , physics
Tin monosulfide is an earth‐abundant non‐toxic semiconductor that has great potential for the production of chemical fuels out of sunlight. Integrated layers of orthorhombic SnS nanodisks can be derived from the structural phase transition of SnS 2 particles. The ultrathin SnS films show an impressive photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate, which is attributed to the bandgap widening, enhanced optical absorption and cathodic shift of the Fermi level. Thickness‐dependent variation in the physical, optical and electrical properties of the SnS films are further demonstrated. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Y. K. Kim, J. Kim, et al. on page 591 in Issue 8, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201700118).