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S vacant CuIn5S8 confined in a few-layer MoSe2 with interlayer-expanded hollow heterostructures boost photocatalytic CO2 reduction

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The conversion of CO2 into CO, CH4 and other hydrocarbons through solar energy can alleviate the energy shortage problem. We design a novel photocatalyst with S defects CuIn5S8@MoSe2 hollow structure. The interlayer-expanded MoSe2 can increase the adsorption of intermediates. The unique hollow structure can improve the light utilization efficiency and the electron–holes separation. CuIn5S8 with S vacancies in bimetallic sites has high selectivity and photocatalytic reduction of CO2 activity. Therefore, S vacant CuIn5S8 confined in a few-layers MoSe2 with interlayer-expanded hollow heterostructures exhibit super performance for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. After 8-h light reaction, the outputs of CO and CH4 for the 15.3 wt% CuIn5S8@MoSe2 sample containing S vacancies (Vs) are 30.4 and 14.7 µmol·g−1, respectively. The mechanism is also investigated in detail through in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy technology.

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有效利用太阳能将CO2转化为CO, CH4和其他碳氢化合物, 可缓解能源及环境问题. 本研究设计了一种新颖的富含S缺陷的中空结构CuIn5S8@MoSe2可见光光催化剂。 层面间距扩展的MoSe2可以增加中间产物的吸附. 独特的中空结构可以提高光利用效率和电子-空穴的分离效率, 双金属位点, 硫空位的CuIn5S8具有高光催化还原CO2活性。 因此, 富含硫空位的CuIn5S8@MoSe2表现出优异的光催化CO2还原性能. 经过8小时的光反应, CuIn5S8(15.3 wt%)@MoSe2样品光催化还原产物CO和CH4的产量分别为30.4和14.7 µmol·g-1. 并且, 通过原位红外光谱技术详细研究了CO2光催化还原机制。

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52064049, 21467030 and 51764048), the Key National Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province (Nos. 2018FA028 and 2019FY003023), the International Joint Research Center for Advanced Energy Materials of Yunnan Province (No. 202003AE140001) and the Key Laboratory of Solid-State Ions for Green Energy of Yunnan University (2019).

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    Li-Juan Chen, Ting-Ting Liu, Shu-Ming Liu, Sheng Cai, Xiao-Xiao Zou, Jing-Wen Jiang, Zhi-Yuan Mei, Gen-Fu Zhao & Hong Guo

  2. Nanomaterials and Energy Lab, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, ON, N6A 5B9, Canada

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Chen, LJ., Liu, TT., Liu, SM. et al. S vacant CuIn5S8 confined in a few-layer MoSe2 with interlayer-expanded hollow heterostructures boost photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Rare Met. 41, 144–154 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01809-x

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