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Layered double hydroxide nanosheets activate CsPbBr3 nanocrystals for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

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Halide perovskite nanocrystals are potential catalysts for CO2 photoreduction, while, the strong radiative recombination and insufficient stability limit their catalytic performance and application. Herein, we report that layered double hydroxide nanosheets activate CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (CLDH) for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction. These CLDH heterojunctions show the remarkably enhanced CO2 photoreduction performance; without cocatalyst and sacrificial agent, the average electron consumption rate of CLDH (49.16 μmol·g−1·h−1) is approximately 3.7 times higher than that of pristine CsPbBr3. Also, CLDH catalyst exhibits a robust stability after ten cycles over 30 h.

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This work is supported by National Key Basic Research Program of China (Nos. 2020YFA0406104 and 2020YFA0406101), National MCF Energy R&D Program (No. 2018YFE0306105), Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51821002), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51725204, 21771132, 21471106, and 51972216), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20190041), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province-Excellent Youth Foundation (No. BK20190102), Key-Area Research and Development Program of GuangDong Province (No. 2019B010933001), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), the 111 Project, and Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Nano & Soft Materials.

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    Shuang Zhao, Qian Liang & Zhongyu Li

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    Hong Shi, Zhenyu Wu, Hui Huang & Zhenhui Kang

  3. Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, 999078, Macau SAR, China

    Zhenhui Kang

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    Zhenhui Kang

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Zhao, S., Liang, Q., Li, Z. et al. Layered double hydroxide nanosheets activate CsPbBr3 nanocrystals for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Nano Res. 15, 5953–5961 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4268-8

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