ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(22)
Published: Aug. 7, 2024
Abstract
Converting
CO
2
to
carbon‐based
fuels
using
solar
energy
via
photocatalysis
is
a
promising
approach
boost
carbon
neutrality.
However,
the
solar‐to‐chemical
conversion
efficiency
hampered
by
interconnected
multiple
factors
including
insufficient
light
absorption,
low
separation
of
photogenerated
carriers
as
well
complex
and
sluggish
surface
reaction
kinetics.
Herein,
we
incorporate
MnO
nanowires
Co
3
O
4
hollow
polyhedrons
with
abundant
oxygen
vacancies
(V
)
into
/Co
sugar‐gourd
nanohybrids
for
boosting
photoreduction.
The
not
only
display
strong
absorption
in
visible–near
infrared
region,
but
also
facilitate
terms
S‐scheme
transfer
pathway,
supplying
electrons
reduction
reaction.
Furthermore,
presence
V
enhances
promotes
chemical
adsorption
molecules.
In
addition,
interfacial
electronic
interaction
between
contributes
activation
.
Owing
synergy
pathway
,
hybrids
exhibit
greatly
enhanced
photocatalytic
activity
towards
under
irradiation
visible
comparison
bare
delivering
evolution
rate
15.9
umol
g
−1
h
100
%
selectivity.
