A surface-alkalinized Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>MXene as an efficient cocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub>reduction over ZnO
Junyue Li, Ziyi Wang, Huayu Chen, Qiqi Zhang, Huilin Hu, Lequan Liu, Jinhua Ye, Defa Wang
Abstract
Surface alkalinized Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>MXene with high electronic conductivity and CO<sub>2</sub>adsorption/activation ability is used as an efficient co-catalyst for boosting the photocatalytic activity of ZnO for CO<sub>2</sub>reduction into hydrocarbon solar fuels.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCatalysisHydrocarbonMaterials scienceAdsorptionBoosting (machine learning)ConductivityReduction (mathematics)Chemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMachine learningEngineeringMathematicsGeometryComputer scienceMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques2D Materials and Applications