Boosted Efficiency of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> for Photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction via Engineering Fe−O−Ti Bonding
Jingyi Wu, Wei Wang, Xudan Chen, Qiquan Luo, Changzeng Yan, Zhen Jiao, Yuehui Li
Abstract
Abstract Visible light‐driven photocatalytic CO 2 reduction (CO 2 RR) offers a sustainable and promising solution to environmental and energy challenges. However, the design of efficient photocatalysts is hindered by poor interface interactions in heterojunctions and a limited understanding of reaction kinetics. A modified Fe 2 O 3 photocatalyst, M‐Fe 2 O 3 @MXene, is introduced featuring KH‐550‐modified M‐Fe 2 O 3 hollow nanocubes coated with MXene, constructed via an electrostatic and Fe−O−Ti bonding self‐assembly method. This design achieves an unprecedented CO production rate of 240 µmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ among non‐noble metal catalysts (8.6 folds vs Fe 2 O 3 ). The Fe−O−Ti sites enhance *COOH intermediate formation and CO production through higher electron deficiency of Fe 3+ and rapid charge transfer. This study offers new insights on the use of functional metal oxides and high‐quality Mxene layers to design efficient metal oxide‐based photocatalysts.