Ultrathin Ti-doped WO<sub>3</sub>nanosheets realizing selective photoreduction of CO<sub>2</sub>to CH<sub>3</sub>OH
Peiquan Ling, Juncheng Zhu, Zhiqiang Wang, Jun Hu, Junfa Zhu, Wensheng Yan, Yongfu Sun, Yi Xie
Abstract
Doping Ti atoms into ultrathin WO 3 nanosheets can enhance the separation of photogenerated carriers and facilitate charge transfer, which is beneficial for CO 2 activation and COOH* formation, thus promoting the formation of CH 3 OH.
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopyMaterials scienceDopantDopingSelectivitySpectroscopyDesorptionDensity functional theoryFourier transform infrared spectroscopyCatalysisAbsorption spectroscopyPhotochemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringPhysical chemistryChemistryOptoelectronicsComputational chemistryAdsorptionOpticsBiochemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors