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Recent Progress on Ligand Protected Metal Nanoclusters in Photocatalysis

Version 1 : Received: 5 May 2023 / Approved: 6 May 2023 / Online: 6 May 2023 (10:25:00 CEST)

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Mathew, M.S.; Krishnan, G.; Mathews, A.A.; Sunil, K.; Mathew, L.; Antoine, R.; Thomas, S. Recent Progress on Ligand-Protected Metal Nanoclusters in Photocatalysis. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1874. Mathew, M.S.; Krishnan, G.; Mathews, A.A.; Sunil, K.; Mathew, L.; Antoine, R.; Thomas, S. Recent Progress on Ligand-Protected Metal Nanoclusters in Photocatalysis. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1874.

Abstract

The reckless use of non-replenishable fuels by the growing population for energy and the resultant incessant emission of hazardous gases and waste products into the atmosphere insisted scientists to fabricate materials capable of managing these global threats at once. In recent studies, photo-catalysis employed focus on utilizing renewable solar energy to initiate chemical processes with the aid of semiconductors and highly selective catalysts. A wide range of nanoparticles have showcased promising photocatalytic properties. Ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (MNCs) with sizes below 2 nm, stabilized by ligands shows discrete energy levels, exhibits unique optoelectronic properties which are vital to photocatalysis. In this review, we intend to compile information on varying photocatalytic efficiency of metal NCs with respect to changes in their properties. Review discusses about the photocatalytic activity of atomically precise ligand-protected MNCs and its hybrids in the domain of in energy conversion processes like photodegradation of dyes, Oxygen Evolution Reaction (ORR), Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) and CO2 Reduction Reaction (CO2RR), and photosensitizer in solar cell.

Keywords

Photocatalysis; Metal Nanocluster; CO2 Reduction Reaction; Hydrogen Evolution Reaction; photodegradation; Solar cell

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry

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