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Self-assembly of nanosized 0D clusters: CdS quantum dot-polyoxotungstate nanohybrids with strongly coupled electronic structures and visible-light-active photofunctions
- Title
- Self-assembly of nanosized 0D clusters: CdS quantum dot-polyoxotungstate nanohybrids with strongly coupled electronic structures and visible-light-active photofunctions
- Authors
- Kim H.N.; Kim T.W.; Choi K.-H.; Kim I.Y.; Kim Y.-R.; Hwang S.-J.
- Ewha Authors
- 황성주
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 황성주
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal Title
- Chemistry - A European Journal
- ISSN
- 0947-6539
- Citation
- Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 17, no. 35, pp. 9626 - 9633
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Nanohybrids of CdS-polyoxotungstate with strongly coupled electronic structures and visible-light-active photofunctions can be synthesized by electrostatically derived self-assembly of very small CdS quantum dots, or QDs, (particle size ≈ 2.5 nm) and polyoxotungstate nanoclusters (cluster size ≈ 1 nm). The formation of CdS-polyoxotungstate nanohybrids is confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, elemental mapping, and powder X-ray diffraction analysis. Due to the strong electronic coupling between two semiconductors, the CdS-polyoxotungstate nanohybrids show a narrow bandgap energy of around 1.9-2.7 eV, thus reflecting their ability to harvest visible light. Time-resolved photoluminescence experiments indicate that the self-assembly between nanosized CdS and polyoxotungstate is very effective in increasing the lifetime of holes and electrons, thus indicating an efficient electron transfer between two-component semiconductors. The hybridization results not only in a significant improvement in the photostability of CdS QD but also in the creation of visible-light-induced photochromism. Of particular importance is that the present nanohybrids show visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity to produce H 2 and O 2, which is superior to those of the unhybridized CdS and polyoxotungstate. The self-assembly of nanometer-level semiconductor clusters can provide a powerful way of optimizing the photoinduced functionalities of each component (i.e., visible-induced photochromism and photocatalysis) by means of strong electronic coupling. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
- DOI
- 10.1002/chem.201100583
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- 자연과학대학 > 화학·나노과학전공 > Journal papers
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