Direct and indirect Z-scheme heterostructure-coupled photosystem enabling cooperation of CO2 reduction and H2O oxidation

Ying Wang; Xiaotong Shang; Jinni Shen; Zizhong Zhang; Debao Wang; Jinjin Lin; Jeffrey C. S. Wu; Xianzhi Fu; Xuxu Wang; Can Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16742-3

Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Direct and indirect Z-scheme heterostructure-coupled photosystem enabling cooperation of CO2 reduction and H2O oxidation

Ying Wang,
Xiaotong Shang,
Jinni Shen,
Zizhong Zhang,
Debao Wang,
Jinjin Lin,
Jeffrey C. S. Wu,
Xianzhi Fu,
Xuxu Wang,
Can Li

Affiliations

Ying Wang: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Xiaotong Shang: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Jinni Shen: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Zizhong Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Debao Wang: Key Lab of Inorganic Synthetic and Applied Chemistry, State Key Lab Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology
Jinjin Lin: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Jeffrey C. S. Wu: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
Xianzhi Fu: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Xuxu Wang: State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University
Can Li: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16742-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The stoichiometric photoreaction of CO2 with H2O is one of the big challenges in photocatalysis. An artificial photosynthetic system based on a direct and indirect Z-scheme heterostructure is synthesised, enabling simultaneous CO2 reduction to HCOOH and H2O oxidation to O2.

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