Boosting thermo-photocatalytic CO2 conversion activity by using photosynthesis-inspired electron-proton-transfer mediators

Abstract

Using a single catalyst to mimic the two-step photosynthesis for CO2 conversion remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a simple Bi catalyst that can act as an electron-proton-transfer mediator to spatially and temporally separate H2O splitting and CO2 reduction reactions in CO2-to-CO conversion process.