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Vol. 14 (2022)

Isotype Heterojunction-Boosted CO2 Photoreduction to CO

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00821-9
Chaogang Ban
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Youyu Duan
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Yang Wang
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Jiangping Ma
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Kaiwen Wang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100024, People’s Republic of China
Jiazhi Meng
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Xue Liu
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Cong Wang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100024, People’s Republic of China
Xiaodong Han
Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100024, People’s Republic of China
Guozhong Cao
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Liyong Gan
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Xiaoyuan Zhou
College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xiaoyuan Zhou

xiaoyuan2013@cqu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 74

Abstract

Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to high-value products plays a crucial role in the global pursuit of carbon–neutral economy. Junction photocatalysts, such as the isotype heterojunctions, offer an ideal paradigm to navigate the photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CRR). Herein, we elucidate the behaviors of isotype heterojunctions toward photocatalytic CRR over a representative photocatalyst, g-C3N4. Impressively, the isotype heterojunctions possess a significantly higher efficiency for the spatial separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers than the single components. Along with the intrinsically outstanding stability, the isotype heterojunctions exhibit an exceptional and stable activity toward the CO2 photoreduction to CO. More importantly, by combining quantitative in situ technique with the first-principles modeling, we elucidate that the enhanced photoinduced charge dynamics promotes the production of key intermediates and thus the whole reaction kinetics.


Highlights:


1 The g-C3N4 isotype heterojunction was synthesized for photocatalytic CO2 reduction, which exhibits an impressive activity and outstanding stability.
2 The isotype heterojunction presents more favorable charge separation and transfer performance than the single components.
3 The enhanced photogenerated charge dynamics in isotype heterojunction facilitates the production of key intermediates and thus the whole reaction kinetics.

Keywords

Isotype heterojunction g-C3N4 CO2 photoreduction Charge dynamics Reaction mechanism
Ban, Chaogang, Youyu Duan, Yang Wang, Jiangping Ma, Kaiwen Wang, Jiazhi Meng, Xue Liu, Cong Wang, Xiaodong Han, Guozhong Cao, Liyong Gan, and Xiaoyuan Zhou. 2022. “Isotype Heterojunction-Boosted CO2 Photoreduction to CO”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (March):74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00821-9.
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