Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Robust and synthesizable photocatalysts for CO2 reduction: a data-driven materials discovery

  • Arunima K. Singh,
  • Joseph H. Montoya,
  • John M. Gregoire,
  • Kristin A. Persson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08356-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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While the conversion of greenhouse CO2 to chemical fuels offers a promising renewable energy technology, there is a dire need for new materials. Here, authors report the largest CO2 photocathode search using a first-principles approach to identify both known and unreported candidate photocatalysts.