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Photo/electrocatalysis and photosensitization using metal nanoclusters for green energy and medical applications

Owing to the rapidly increasing demand for sustainable technologies in fields such as energy, environmental science, and medicine, nanomaterial-based photo/electrocatalysis has received increasing attention. Recently, synthetic innovations have allowed the fabrication of atomically precise metal nan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kawawaki, Tokuhisa, Negishi, Yuichi, Kawasaki, Hideya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: RSC 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9417545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36133985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9na00583h
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Sumario:Owing to the rapidly increasing demand for sustainable technologies in fields such as energy, environmental science, and medicine, nanomaterial-based photo/electrocatalysis has received increasing attention. Recently, synthetic innovations have allowed the fabrication of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs). These NCs show potential for green energy and medical applications. The present article primarily focuses on evaluation of the recent developments in the photo/electrocatalytic and photosensitizing characteristics of metal and alloy NCs. The review comprises two sections: (i) photo/electrocatalysis for green energy and (ii) photosensitization for biomedical therapy applications. Finally, the challenges associated with the use of metal NCs are presented on the basis of current developments.