Xiang-Bing Fan

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple protonation method was proposed to improve the activity of g-C3N4 and showed that the promotion of catalytic ability originates from the higher thermodynamic driving force and longer-lived charge separation state, which may provide guidance in designing efficient polymeric semiconductor photocatalysts with desirable kinetics for water oxidation.

TL;DR: Indium phosphide quantum dots are demonstrated as low-toxicity alternatives alongside efficient hydrogen evolution photocatalysis and reach turnover numbers up to 128,000 based on quantum dots with a maximum internal quantum yield of 31%.

TL;DR: Researchers demonstrate that the synthetic strategy is general and the artificial photocatalyst holds promise for light capture, electron transfer, and catalysis at the surface of the Nih -CdSe/CdS core/shell quantum dots, leading to a self-healing system for H2 evolution in harmony.

TL;DR: The generality and selectivity reported here offer a new opportunity for further applications of CdSe quantum dot in organic transformations and high site-selectivity in polyhydroxy compounds.

TL;DR: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and photophysical studies reveal the chemical nature of the Nih-CdS QDs, and Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and terephthalate fluorescence measurements clearly demonstrate water splitting to generate ⋅OH radicals.