Efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction mediated by transitional metal borides: metal site-dependent activity and selectivity
| Autor: | Hongwei Zhang, Xiaohui Ren, Ben Cao, Yasuo Izumi, Li Shi, Fumihiko Ichihara, Pei Wang, Jinhua Ye, Wei Zhou, Hao Chen, Qi Wang, Shengyao Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Materials science
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment High selectivity 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Photochemistry 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Metal Site dependent Transition metal visual_art Photocatalysis visual_art.visual_art_medium Solar energy conversion General Materials Science 0210 nano-technology Selectivity Visible spectrum |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8:21833-21841 |
| ISSN: | 2050-7496 2050-7488 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d0ta07072f |
| Popis: | The search for novel and low-cost cocatalysts that can achieve high efficiency, while maintaining high selectivity in photocatalytic CO2 reduction is highly desirable, yet challenging. Herein, we demonstrate that transitional metal borides (TMBs) Ni3B, Co3B and Fe2B can serve as effective and low-cost cocatalysts to enhance the performance of photocatalytic CO2 reduction under visible light, while other TMBs (TaB2, NbB2 and MoB) are almost ineffective. The performance of photocatalytic CO2 reduction depends on the metal site in TMBs, among which Ni3B exhibits the highest selectivity and activity compared to those of other TMBs. Specifically, Ni3B exhibits a CO evolution rate of 157.7 μmol h−1 with selectivity of 93.0% in the presence of [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2 as a light absorber under visible light, representing state-of-the-art cocatalyst. The excellent activity of Ni3B can be ascribed to its metallic feature that can efficiently transport photogenerated electrons from the light absorber, as well as the unique Ni–B bond that acts as an electron accumulator to provide abundant long-lived electrons to be injected into Ni0 active sites for the activation of CO2. These findings may provide the principle guidance for the search and design of efficient cocatalytic materials and systems for solar energy conversion. |
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