Advanced Materials, Vol.23, No.48, 5750-5750, 2011
Photosensitized Hydrogen Evolution from Water Using a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Fullerodendron/SiO2 Coaxial Nanohybrid
A coaxial nanohybrid consisting of a single- walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT), fullerodendron, and SiO(2) shows higheffi ciency light- driven hydrogen evolution from water. Upon visible light irradiation, SWCNT/ fullerodendron/SiO(2) coaxial nano hybrid shows hydrogen evolution activity in the presence of methyl viologen (MV(2+)), benzyldihydronicotinamide (BNAH), and a colloidal polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)-Pt.