Atomically precise metal nanoclusters combine with MXene towards solar CO₂ conversion.

ABSTRACT: Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have been deemed a new generation of photosensitizers for light harvesting on account of their quantum confinement effect, peculiar atom-stacking mode, and enriched catalytic active sites. Nonetheless, to date, precise charge modulation over metal NCs has still been challenging considering their ultra-short carrier lifetime and poor stability. In this work, we conceptually demonstrate the integration of metal NCs with MXene in transition metal chalcogenide (TMC) photosystems via a progressive, exquisite, and elegant interface design to trigger tunable, precise and high-efficiency charge motion over metal NCs, stimulating a directional carrier transport pathway. In this customized ternary heterostructured photosystem, metal NCs function as

SUBMITTER: Cai YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11339972 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature