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Nanodiamonds Can Be Activated as Photocatalysts with Sunlight

2022-12-04

Nanodiamonds Can Be Activated as Photocatalysts with Sunlight

Nanodiamond materials have potential as low-cost photocatalysts. But until now, such carbon nanoparticles required high-energy UV light to become active. The DIACAT consortium has therefore produced and analysed variations of nanodiamond materials. The work shows: If the surface of the nanoparticles is occupied by sufficient hydrogen atoms, even the weaker energy of blue sunlight is sufficient...