Activating oxygen deficient TiO<sub>2</sub> in the visible region by Bi<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>6</sub> for CO<sub>2</sub> photoreduction to methanol
Risov Das, Kousik Das, Sathyapal R. Churipard, Sebastian C. Peter
Abstract
TiO 2 was activated for visible light driven CO 2 reduction in the presence of Bi 2 MoO 6 as an electron donor. The introduction of oxygen vacancies enhanced the CO 2 to methanol conversion.
Topics & Concepts
MethanolOxygenVisible spectrumCatalysisPhotochemistryAdsorptionRecombinationMaterials scienceBand gapPhotocatalysisOxygen evolutionChemistryOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryElectrodeElectrochemistryGeneBiochemistryOrganic chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science