Black/red phosphorus quantum dots for photocatalytic water splitting: from a type I heterostructure to a Z-scheme system

• DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06146k
• Publication Date: 2019-09-24T08:47:00Z
• Authors: Rui Shi; Fulai Liu; Zhuan Wang; Yuxiang Weng; Yong Chen
• Keywords: Black Phosphorus

By virtue of the quantum confinement effect, junction between black phosphorus and red changes from a type I heterostructure for bulk materials to Z-scheme system dots. The black/red dots (BP/RP-QD) achieves H2 evolution water splitting in absence sacrificial agents.