Structural and Electronic Study of an Amorphous MoS3 Hydrogen-Generation Catalyst on a Quantum-Controlled Photosensitizer

Structural and Electronic Study of an Amorphous MoS3 Hydrogen-Generation Catalyst on a Quantum-Controlled Photosensitizer:

Light–water reactor: An amorphous molybdenum sulfide species structurally similar to reduced MoS₃ is shown to be photocatalytically active for hydrogen generation from H₂O with visible light (see picture; TEOA=triethanolamine). Thermally deposited in one step, MoS₃ is photosensitized by quantum-controlled semiconductor nanocrystals that serve as model systems for the photophysics of solar fuel generation.