Ⅰ. Introduction 1 1.1 The necessity of photocatalysts for hydrogen production 1 1.2 Understanding Magic Sized Cluster (MSC) 2 1.3 Utilizing MSC as Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production 3
II. Results and discussion 5 2.1 A Comprehensive Approach to the Synthesis of Suprastructures 5 2.2 Confirmation of Co2+ Doping in Co²⁺-doped (CdSe)13 Suprastructures 12 2.3 Tauc Plot and UPS-Based Band Alignment in Co2+-Doped (CdSe)13 Clusters 13 2.4 Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution in Co2+-Doped (CdSe)13 Suprastructures 17 2.5 Characterization of Chemical and Physical Changes in Co2+-Doped (CdSe)13 Suprastructures 23 2.6 DFT Study of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Co2+-Doped (CdSe)13 Clusters with Bipyridine 29