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Ru(bpy)32+-sensitized {001} facets LiCoO2 nanosheets catalyzed CO2 reduction reaction with 100% carbonaceous products

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Photosensitized heterogeneous CO2 reduction (PHCR) has emerged as a promising means to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals, however, challenged by the relatively low carbonaceous product selectivity caused by the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Here, we report a PHCR system that couples Ru(bpy)32+ photosensitizer with {001} faceted LiCoO2 nanosheets photocatalyst to simultaneously yield 21.2 and 722 µmol·g−1·h−1 of CO, and 4.42 and 108 µmol·g−1·h−1 of CH4 under the visible light and the simulated sunlight irradiations, respectively, with completely suppressed HER. The experimental and theoretical studies reveal that the favored CO2 adsorption on the exposed Li sites on {001} faceted LiCoO2 surface is responsible for the completely suppressed HER.

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This work is finacially supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Projects (Nos. DP170104834 and DP200100965). The authors acknowledge that the XANES measurements were performed using [AS183/XAS/14123] beamline of Australian Synchrotron facility.

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  1. Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast campus, Griffith University, Griffith, QLD, 4222, Australia

    Shuaiyu Jiang, Junxian Liu, Kun Zhao, Porun Liu, Huajie Yin, Mohammad Al-Mamun, Sean E. Lowe, Yu Lin Zhong, Yun Wang & Huijun Zhao

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    Weiping Zhang

  4. State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, CAS Centre for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, China

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Jiang, S., Liu, J., Zhao, K. et al. Ru(bpy)32+-sensitized {001} facets LiCoO2 nanosheets catalyzed CO2 reduction reaction with 100% carbonaceous products. Nano Res. 15, 1061–1068 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3599-1

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