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Copper Nanoparticles: CuNPs for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 9/2015)
Author(s) -
Liu Hongyan,
Wang Tingting,
Zeng Heping
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201570028
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , reagent , nanoparticle , copper , materials science , irradiation , hydrogen , chemical engineering , photochemistry , catalysis , nanotechnology , chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , engineering
Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) with a small diameter (ca. 10 nm) and uniform morphology, formed in situ by photoreduction on vacuum, are shown on page 869 by H. Li, T. Wang, and H. Zeng. These CuNPs show high photocatalytic activity and stability toward the hydrogen evolution reaction using lactic acid as a sacrificial reagent under simulated sunlight irradiation and can be recycled for further use with persistent photocatalytic efficiency.