Single transition metal atom centered clusters activating semiconductor surface lattice atoms for efficient solar fuel production

Abstract

Surface activations are indispensable for photocatalysts to achieve high efficiency in solar fuel production, but the rational regulation of surface catalytic properties has been making slow progress, because of the...

Understanding and Tuning Charge Dynamics in Carbon Nitride/Cobalt(II) Complex Hybrids for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

“…Utilization of the solar energy is by far a worldwide topic to solve the energy crisis and environmental problem. − Importantly, photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 to high-value-added fuels and chemicals has been considered an essential route for carbon neutralization. − Among, the photocatalytic production of CO is a promising process to provide chemical feedstock for various industries, for instance, the Fischer–Tropsch process . Great efforts have been paid to pursue photocatalytic systems with high efficiency and high selectivity. − Unfortunately, the performance of the photocatalyst systems up to now is still far below the industrial application level.…”