Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting Behavior of Directionally Aligned CdSe Quantum Dots on Copper(II) Benzene-1,3,5-Tricarboxylate Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting Behavior of Directionally Aligned CdSe Quantum Dots on Copper(II) Benzene-1,3,5-Tricarboxylate Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Published:2021-03-01 Issue:3 Volume:21 Page:1623-1635
ISSN:1533-4880
Container-title:Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
language:en
Short-container-title:j nanosci nanotechnol

Author:

Kuchipudi Anup¹,Suresh Reddy S.¹,Vengatesan S.²,Panda Subhendu K.³,Sreedhar Gosipathala³

Affiliation:

1. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India

2. Electro–Inorganic Chemicals Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi 630003, Tamilnadu, India

3. Electroplating and Metal Finishing Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi 630003, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract

Herein, a facile synthesis protocol for the development of directional alignment of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) on the surface of Copper benzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxylate (CuBTC) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) was proposed. The sensitization of CdSe QDs with MOFs offered enhancement of light-harvesting properties in the visible region of the solar spectrum due to the broad absorption band of CdSe QDs. As a photo-anode, it has generated current density of ˜20 mA/cm2 at 1.70 V (vs. Reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) during the photo-electrochemical water splitting in 1 M Na2S electrolyte. The present investigation demonstrates the directional attachment of CdSe QDs on CuBTC is beneficial in facilitating light-harvesting and photo-electrochemical properties of CuBTC MOFs.

Publisher

American Scientific Publishers

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,Biomedical Engineering,General Chemistry,Bioengineering