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CO2 photo-reduction: insights into CO2 activation and reaction on surfaces of photocatalysts
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In this article, a review describes recent advances in the fundamental understanding of CO2 photoreduction on the surface of heterogeneous catalysts and particularly provides an overview of enhancing the adsorption/activation of CO 2 molecules.Abstract:
Large amounts of anthropogenic CO2 emissions associated with increased fossil fuel consumption have led to global warming and an energy crisis. The photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into solar fuels such as methane or methanol is believed to be one of the best methods to address these two problems. In addition to light harvesting and charge separation, the adsorption/activation and reduction of CO2 on the surface of heterogeneous catalysts remain a scientifically critical challenge, which greatly limits the overall photoconversion efficiency and selectivity of CO2 reduction. This review describes recent advances in the fundamental understanding of CO2 photoreduction on the surface of heterogeneous catalysts and particularly provides an overview of enhancing the adsorption/activation of CO2 molecules. The reaction mechanism and pathways of CO2 reduction as well as their dependent factors are also analyzed and discussed, which is expected to enable an increase in the overall efficiency of CO2 reduction through minimizing the reaction barriers and controlling the selectivity towards the desired products. The challenges and perspectives of CO2 photoreduction over heterogeneous catalysts are presented as well.read more
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Stabilizing CuGaS2 by crystalline CdS through an interfacial Z-scheme charge transfer for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction under visible light
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TL;DR: This study demonstrates that even using the semiconductors prone to photo-corrosion, it is possible to obtain satisfactory catalytic activity and stability by designing efficient Z-scheme-charge-transfer-type photocatalysts.
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Synergism of surface strain and interfacial polarization on Pd@Au core–shell cocatalysts for highly efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction over TiO2
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate the synergism of surface strain and interfacial polarization for enhanced photoreduction of CO2 to CO. This work can be viewed as a means of designing photocatalysts via the simultaneous control of surface catalytic reactivity and charge transfer.
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Machine Learning in Screening High Performance Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction
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Atomic-level insights into surface engineering of semiconductors for photocatalytic CO2 reduction
José Castillo,Hengming Huang,Hengming Huang,Chuang Liu,Hui Song,Jiahui Kou,Chunhua Lu,Jinhua Ye,Jinhua Ye,Jinhua Ye +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent research advances about rational design of semiconductor surface for photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is presented, where surface engineering strategies for improved CO2 adsorption, activation, and product selectivity are reviewed.
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Two-Dimensional Cobaltporphyrin-based Cobalt–OrganicFramework as an Efficient Photocatalyst for CO 2 ReductionReaction: A Computational Study
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