Photosensitized hydrogen evolution from water using a single-walled carbon nanotube/fullerodendron/SiO2 coaxial nanohybrid.

Tajima, Tomoyuki; Sakata, Wakako; Wada, Takaaki; Tsutsui, Akira; Nishimoto, Shunsuke; Miyake, Michihiro; Takaguchi, Yutaka · Adv Mater · 2011

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A coaxial nanohybrid consisting of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT), fullerodendron, and SiO(2) shows high-efficiency light-driven hydrogen evolution from water. Upon visible light irradiation, SWCNT/fullerodendron/SiO(2) coaxial nanohybrid shows hydrogen evolution activity in the presence of methyl viologen (MV(2+)), benzyldihydronicotinamide (BNAH), and a colloidal polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)-Pt.

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