Toward solar-driven carbon recycling

Low‐Coordination Single Au Atoms on Ultrathin ZnIn2S4Nanosheets for Selective Photocatalytic CO2Reduction towards CH4

“…Intriguingly, the WT contour plot of Au 1 /ZIS (Figure 2f) shows a maximum intensity at about 5.3 Å À 1 , which can be ascribed to the AuÀ S bonding. Additionally, no detectable liquid products were generated as demonstrated by 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy (Figure S11). The evolution of gaseous products, that is CO, CH 4 and H 2 , from photocatalytic CO 2 reduction increased with reaction time over pristine ZIS, Au NPs /ZIS and Au 1 /ZIS catalysts (Figure S12).…”

“…Nowadays, how to efficiently reduce CO 2 emissions to reach carbon neutrality has become the focus of almost all countries. Converting CO 2 molecules into value‐added hydrocarbon fuels has emerged as a promising approach to effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect and energy crisis [1] . Among various CO 2 conversion approaches, such as thermocatalysis, [2] electrocatalysis [3] and photocatalysis, [4] direct sunlight‐driven CO 2 reduction to hydrocarbon fuels (e.g., HCOOH, CH 3 OH, CH 4 ) can be achieved under relatively mild conditions, which has aroused great research interest [5] .…”

Surface Modification of 2D Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Conversion

“…Recently, photocatalytic CO 2 conversion to valuable chemical fuels or raw has aroused extensive research attention. [177][178][179][180][181] However, CO 2 molecule has a pretty stable structure and requires high dissociation energy (750 kJ mol −1 ) to cleave the CO bond. Therefore, the demand for input energy in the photocatalytic CO 2 reduction process is much higher than hydrogen production from water splitting.…”

Low‐Coordination Single Au Atoms on Ultrathin ZnIn2S4Nanosheets for Selective Photocatalytic CO2Reduction towards CH4

“…Converting CO 2 molecules into value-added hydrocarbon fuels has emerged as a promising approach to effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect and energy crisis. [1] Among various CO 2 conversion approaches, such as thermocatalysis, [2] electrocatalysis [3] and photocatalysis, [4] direct sunlight-driven CO 2 reduction to hydrocarbon fuels (e.g., HCOOH, CH 3 OH, CH 4 ) can be achieved under relatively mild conditions, which has aroused great research interest. [5] Photocatalytic CO 2 conversion involves multiple proton-coupled electron transfer processes, which may produce a series of products, including CO, CH 3 OH, CH 4 and even advanced hydrocarbons, accompanied by the competitive reduction of H 2 O to H 2 .…”