Photoelectrochemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> catalyzed by a 3D core–shell NiMoO<sub>4</sub>@ZnO heterojunction with bicentre at the (111) plane and thermal electron assistance
Youzhi Cao, Yan Wei, Wenrui Wan, Chunyan Liu, Changwan Zhuang, Can Gong, Linhong Nan, Qiaolan Zhang, Hong Gao, Jiazang Chen, Huanwang Jing
Abstract
The new mechanism of PEC reduction of CO 2 on the bicentric catalyst is proven by DFT calculations and verified by the operando FTIR spectra, in which, the important intermediate of *OCH 2 could connect each other for C2 products.
Topics & Concepts
HeterojunctionCatalysisMaterials scienceReduction (mathematics)Shell (structure)Fourier transform infrared spectroscopyThermalChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryOptoelectronicsPhysicsThermodynamicsComposite materialMathematicsBiochemistryEngineeringGeometryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCovalent Organic Framework Applications