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Covalently Integrated Selenoviologen-N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Pt Nanoparticles for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen

Wenxi He1, Guoping Li1,2, Chenjing Liu1

  • 1Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Frontier Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory For Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of New Conceptual Sensors and Molecular Materials, Engineering Research Center of Key Materials For Efficient Utilization of Clean Energy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Electronic Devices and Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.

Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|July 21, 2026
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Summary

Researchers developed a novel single-component photocatalyst by covalently linking selenoviologen (SeV2+) with platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs). This innovative design enhances intramolecular electron transfer for efficient solar energy conversion and hydrogen production.

Keywords:
N‐heterocyclic carbenePt nanoparticlesselenoviologensolar H2 evolution

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