Au/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals as an efficient anode photocatalyst in direct methanol fuel cells

作者：Chen Wei Ta; Lin Yin Kai; Yang Ting Ting; Pu Ying Chih; Hsu Yung Jung^*

来源：Chemical Communications, 2013, 49(76): 8486-8488.

DOI：10.1039/c3cc43298j

Au/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals with controllable shell thicknesses were synthesized using a cysteine-assisted hydrothermal method. Incorporating Au/ZnS nanocrystals into the traditional Pt-catalyzed half-cell reaction led to a 43.3% increase in methanol oxidation current under light illumination, demonstrating their promising potential for metal/semiconductor hybrid nanocrystals as the anode photocatalyst in direct methanol fuel cells.

• 出版日期2013