Schottky-Functionalized Type-II heterojunction of Ag/CuNb2O6/g-C3N4: Efficient photoredox capability of CO2 to valuable fuel products via gas phase adsorption
Materials Today Sustainability(2024)
摘要
Owing to encyclopedic energy crises and ecological concerns, the conversion of solar energy into sustainable value-added fuel products using a reasonable photocatalyst has received a lot of interest. The crucial challenge of the photoreduction of CO2 into fuel products such as CO and CH4 is the minor output and poor selectivity. Herein, a novel synthesized schottky-functionalized type-II heterojunction, Ag/CuNb2O6/g-C3N4 (Ag/CNO/g-CN), is extensively characterized to provide insights regarding its photocatalytic performance in reducing CO2. More significantly, electron paramagnetic resonance was employed to assist in understanding the inclusion of Schottky-junction and type II heterojunction charge transfer. The CO2 photoreduction to CO (2.78 μmol g−1h−1) with Ag/CNO/g-CN was 5- and 3-fold higher than single CNO and single g-CN, and the CO2 photoreduction to CH4 was 0.15 μmol g−1h−1 under simulated solar irradiation. This enhanced CO2 photoreduction was attributed to the large surface area and type II heterojunction, which promoted the separation as well as the transformation of photoinduced e−/h+ pairs and the superior redox ability of charge carriers. The composite's excellent photocatalytic efficiency towards CO2 was exceptionally enhanced by depositing Ag on CNO/g-CN. This study paves the way for immediate needs to explore the selective conversion of CO2 into CO and CH4 via systematic designing and effective schottky-functionalized type-II heterojunction.
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Photocatalysis,Valuable fuel products,Solar simulation,Electron paramagnetic behavior,Freundlich fitting,Gas adsorption phase
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