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Sustained CO2-photoreduction activity and high selectivity over Mn, C-codoped ZnO core-triple shell hollow spheres

2021; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/s41467-021-25007-6

2041-1723

Mahmoud Sayed, Feiyan Xu, Panyong Kuang, Jingxiang Low, Shengyao Wang, Liuyang Zhang, Jiaguo Yu,

Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Abstract Solar conversion of CO 2 into energy-rich products is one of the sustainable solutions to lessen the global energy shortage and environmental crisis. Pitifully, it is still challenging to attain reliable and affordable CO 2 conversion. Herein, we demonstrate a facile one-pot approach to design core-triple shell Mn, C-codoped ZnO hollow spheres as efficient photocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. The Mn ions, with switchable valence states, function as “ionized cocatalyst” to promote the CO 2 adsorption and light harvesting of the system. Besides, they can capture photogenerated electrons from the conduction band of ZnO and provide the electrons for CO 2 reduction. This process is continuous due to the switchable valence states of Mn ions. Benefiting from such unique features, the prepared photocatalysts demonstrated fairly good CO 2 conversion performance. This work is endeavoured to shed light on the role of ionized cocatalyst towards sustainable energy production.