Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(13)
Published: Dec. 21, 2023
Abstract
Photoreduction
of
CO
2
into
hydrocarbon
fuels
is
a
promising
avenue
for
achieving
sustainable
alternative
to
the
artificial
carbon
cycle.
Photocatalytic
conversion
chemical
transformation
photogenerated
carriers
and
adsorbed
at
active
sites
catalysts.
Active
can
regulate
kinetic
process
carriers,
control
adsorption
intermediates,
lower
activation
barriers,
promote
C‐C
coupling.
This
review
mainly
concentrates
on
efficiency
selectivity
regulation
target
products
through
construction
sites.
First,
principles
photoreduction,
such
as
influencing
factors
specific
pathways
monocarbon
multicarbon
(C
2+
)
formation,
are
discussed.
Then,
leading
works
focusing
improving
catalytic
regulating
product
introduction
highlighted,
concerning
underlying
mechanism
performance,
especially
C
generation.
Subsequently,
an
overview
currently
available
in
situ
techniques
theoretical
calculation
identifying
provided.
Finally,
challenges
emerging
strategies
achieve
recycling
from
scientific,
technical,
economic
perspectives
considered.
offers
deep
insight
site
with
atomic
precision
efficient
photocatalytic
generation
high
selectivity.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
56(18), P. 2500 - 2513
Published: Sept. 1, 2023
ConspectusGlobal
warming
and
climatic
deterioration
are
partly
caused
by
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
emission.
Given
this,
CO2
reduction
into
valuable
carbonaceous
fuels
is
a
win–win
route
to
simultaneously
alleviate
the
greenhouse
effect
energy
crisis,
where
hydrocarbon
solar
may
be
potential
strategy.
Up
now,
most
of
current
photocatalysts
photoconvert
C1
products.
It
extremely
difficult
achieve
production
C2
products,
which
have
higher
economic
value
density,
due
kinetic
challenge
C–C
coupling
intermediates.
Therefore,
realize
photoreduction
fuels,
design
high-activity
expedite
significant.
Besides,
mechanism
for
toward
usually
uncertain,
possibly
attributed
following
two
reasons:
(1)
arduous
determine
actual
catalytic
sites
step.
(2)
hard
monitor
low-concentration
active
intermediates
during
multielectron
transfer
step.Most
traditional
metal-based
possess
charge
balanced
that
same
density.
In
this
aspect,
neighboring
also
show
distribution,
would
lead
dipole–dipole
repulsion,
thus
preventing
producing
fuels.
By
contrast,
with
polarized
obviously
different
distributions
in
adjacent
intermediates,
can
effectively
suppress
electrostatic
repulsion
steer
coupling.
Based
on
analysis,
asymmetric
density
more
beneficial
anchoring
between
atoms
catalysts,
boost
coupling.In
Account,
we
summarize
various
strategies,
including
vacancy
engineering,
doping
loading
heterojunction
tailoring
first
time.
Also,
overview
diverse
situ
characterization
technologies,
such
as
X-ray
photoelectron
spectroscopy,
Raman
Fourier
transform
infrared
determining
monitoring
reaction
helping
reveal
internal
We
hope
Account
help
readers
understand
crucial
function
products
provide
guidance
designing
preparing
highly
catalysts
photocatalytic
reduction.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 5956 - 5969
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
single-atom-based
tandem
photocatalyst
(In
2
O
3
/Cu–O
)
is
fabricated
for
efficient
CO
-to-ethanol
conversion.
The
electronic
interaction
between
Cu
and
In
promotes
C–C
coupling
of
*CO
(on
site)
*COH
Cu–O
to
form
OC–COH
species.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Nov. 6, 2023
We
report
a
novel
double-shelled
nanoboxes
photocatalyst
architecture
with
tailored
interfaces
that
accelerate
quantum
efficiency
for
photocatalytic
CO
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(14), P. 8420 - 8428
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Intramolecular
donor–acceptor
conjugated
polymer
was
constructed
in
resorcinol-formaldehyde
resin
by
embedding
benzothiadiazole,
which
can
reduce
the
Gibbs
free
energy
for
two-electron
oxygen
reduction
and
improve
photocatalytic
H
2
O
evolution.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(13), P. 6917 - 6959
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Electrochemical
energy
conversion
and
storage
are
playing
an
increasingly
important
role
in
shaping
the
sustainable
future.
Differential
electrochemical
mass
spectrometry
(DEMS)
offers
