Recent Progress on Photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction with Earth‐abundant Single‐atom Reactive Sites
Xiangjiu Guan, Samuel S. Mao, Shaohua Shen
Abstract
Abstract Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction represents a promising means of solar‐fuel production through conversion of CO 2 feedstock. Suitable reactive sites are crucially important for ensuring high efficiency and good selectivity of target products. The construction of single‐atomic reactive sites with earth‐abundant materials on the surface of semiconductor can provide an efficient and cost‐effective route of photocatalytic reaction, demonstrating great potential for photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction. Herein, we give a short review on the mechanism of photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction, single‐atom reactive sites and the constructing strategies, recent progress and future perspectives of single‐atom reactive sites with earth‐abundant materials for photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction.