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Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has shown to be a technological solution in mitigating fossil fuel reliance and economically incentivizing CO2 capture. The need for effective photo/electrocatalysts with high CO2 reduction activity, yielding high-value products for the CCU industry is vital. Direct Z-scheme heterojunctions named after their charge transfer mechanism, use sunlight to conduct various photocatalytic reactions, similar to photosynthesis in plants. However, little is known about the electronic properties of such Z-scheme junctions. Solar cell simulation techniques are proposed to obtain material properties insights and electronic characterization. It can also optimize the heterojunction in order to maximize the desired characteristics. |
