Zn–based chalcogenide 1D semiconductor nanocrystals: synthesis and applications

Abstract

This research work reports a series of new colloidal approaches for the synthesis of uniform Zn-based chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystals, including 0D and 1D ZnS, ZnSe, ZnSxSe1-x nanocrystals. The influence of precursor activity on nanoparticles growth was investigated by experiment and theoretical calculation. Novel Au-ZnSe hybrid structures with controlled Au domain growth were obtained and used for photocatalytic H2 generation.