The main factor to improve the performance of CoSe<sub>2</sub> for photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction: element doping or phase transformation
Yong Xu, Jiang Mo, Guanqun Xie, Xiaoxia Wang, Shujiang Ding
Abstract
A nitrogen doping-induced phase change material of cobalt diselenide was first utilized for the photocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub>. The doping of N can enhance the electron density of cobalt active sites, thus improving the bonding ability of Co and COOH*.
Topics & Concepts
DopingCobaltPhotocatalysisMaterials sciencePhase (matter)Reduction (mathematics)Transformation (genetics)Chemical engineeringInorganic chemistryOptoelectronicsChemistryCatalysisMetallurgyOrganic chemistryGeneGeometryBiochemistryMathematicsEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts