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Inside Back Cover: Vectorial Electron Transfer for Improved Hydrogen Evolution by Mercaptopropionic‐Acid‐Regulated CdSe Quantum‐Dots–TiO 2 –Ni(OH) 2 Assembly (ChemSusChem 4/2015)
Author(s) -
Yu Shan,
Li ZhiJun,
Fan XiangBing,
Li JiaXin,
Zhan Fei,
Li XuBing,
Tao Ye,
Tung ChenHo,
Wu LiZhu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201403349
Subject(s) - electron transfer , quantum dot , artificial photosynthesis , ternary operation , aqueous solution , water splitting , cover (algebra) , photochemistry , hydrogen production , electron transport chain , electron , nanotechnology , photosynthesis , materials science , chemistry , hydrogen , catalysis , photocatalysis , physics , computer science , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , engineering , organic chemistry , programming language
The Inside Back Cover shows a simple and efficient ternary assembly, CdSe QDs‐TiO 2 ‐Ni(OH) 2 , for H 2 evolution under visible light irradiation. The assembly, made by a mercaptopropionic acid, is capable of producing H 2 effectively in a basic aqueous solution (pH 11.0). Vectorial electron transfer from CdSe QDs to TiO 2 and then to Ni(OH) 2 is responsible for the high efficiency. The assembly comprises light antenna CdSe QDs, electron mediator TiO 2 , and catalytic Ni(OH) 2 , and mimics the strategy of photosynthesis exploited in nature, taking us a step further towards artificial photosynthesis. More details can be found in the Full Paper by Yu et al. on page 642 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402885 ).