Improving CO2 photoconversion with ionic liquid and Co single atoms

Yang Liu; Jianhui Sun; Houhou Huang; Linlu Bai; Xiaomeng Zhao; Binhong Qu; Lunqiao Xiong; Fuquan Bai; Junwang Tang; Liqiang Jing

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36980-5

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Improving CO2 photoconversion with ionic liquid and Co single atoms

Yang Liu,
Jianhui Sun,
Houhou Huang,
Linlu Bai,
Xiaomeng Zhao,
Binhong Qu,
Lunqiao Xiong,
Fuquan Bai,
Junwang Tang,
Liqiang Jing

Affiliations

Yang Liu: Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University
Jianhui Sun: Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University
Houhou Huang: International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun
Linlu Bai: Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University
Xiaomeng Zhao: Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University
Binhong Qu: Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University
Lunqiao Xiong: Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London
Fuquan Bai: International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun
Junwang Tang: Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London
Liqiang Jing: Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36980-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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There is growing interest in designing photocatalysts for CO2 conversion. Here, the authors combine an ionic liquid with Co single atoms as dual-cocatalysts for g-C3N4, accelerating electron kinetics and improving CO2 reduction selectivity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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