A review of II–VI semiconductor nanoclusters for photocatalytic CO₂ conversion: synthesis, characterization, and mechanisms

Abstract

The excessive consumption of fossil fuels has caused severe energy shortage, and the large amount of CO2 released during the combustion process has broken the carbon balance in nature. Achieving...

Polydopamine-Mediated CdS Crystal Growth Behavior and the Synergistic Photocatalytic–Adsorption Mechanisms in Removing Rhodamine B

“…Semiconductors, such as CdS, TiO 2 , and g-C 3 N 4 , are highly efficient and durable in catalyzing a wide range of photochemical and photoelectrochemical reactions. − Besides optimization of the crystal structure, particle size, and specific surface area of the semiconductors, exploring proper candidates to support these semiconductors can not only effectively improve the utilization efficiency by optimizing the dispersion state but also lead to synergistic effects, such as adsorption, photothermal, conductivity, and redox effects, which are unavailable on single-component catalysts. − Moreover, the support material may also modify the intrinsic properties of the semiconductor by the strong semiconductor–support interactions or creating active sites at the contact interface. − As a result, the overall photocatalytic activity of the hybrid material was greatly enhanced.…”