Design of plasmonic CuCo bimetal as a nonsemiconductor photocatalyst for synchronized hydrogen evolution and storage

Solar-driven hydrogen evolution with sustainable energy sources, which require earth-abundant, robust and efficient photocatalysts for fuel production, is highly desirable. Here, we propose an alternative promising configuration of a dendrite-like plasmonic CuCo bimetal as a nonsemiconductor photocatalyst, which exhibits exceptional photocatalytic activities for H2 evolution (77.1 μmol g−1 h−1) under sunlight irradiation without a sacrificial...