Tethered Transition Metals Promoted Photocatalytic System for Efficient Hydrogen Evolutions
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PatentPatent Status
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2015-03-05Submitted Date
2014-09-04Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/595350
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The present invention is directed, at least in part, to a process for improving the efficiency of a photocatalyst (a semiconductor photocatalyst) by tethering (depositing) a metal (e.g., metal ions of a late transition metal, such as nickel) to the semiconductor (photocatalyst) surface through the use of an organic ligand. More specifically, 1,2-ethanedithiol (EDT) functions as an excellent molecular linker (organic ligand) to attach a transition metal complex (e.g., nickel (Ni.sup.2+ ions)) to the semiconductor surface, which can be in the form of a cadmium sulfide surface. The photocatalyst has particular utility in generating hydrogen from H.sub.2S.Patent Number
US9579639B2Application Number
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