Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysis

Efficient CO2 photoreduction in pure water remains challenging. Here, the authors propose to use van der Waals gaps-rich BiOCl atomic layers with low exciton binding energy and abundant surface oxygen vacancies for CO2 to CO conversion.

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Main Authors: Yanbiao Shi, Jie Li, Chengliang Mao, Song Liu, Xiaobing Wang, Xiufan Liu, Shengxi Zhao, Xiao Liu, Yanqiang Huang, Lizhi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26219-6
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author Yanbiao Shi
Jie Li
Chengliang Mao
Song Liu
Xiaobing Wang
Xiufan Liu
Shengxi Zhao
Xiao Liu
Yanqiang Huang
Lizhi Zhang
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description Efficient CO2 photoreduction in pure water remains challenging. Here, the authors propose to use van der Waals gaps-rich BiOCl atomic layers with low exciton binding energy and abundant surface oxygen vacancies for CO2 to CO conversion.
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spelling doaj.art-8b93ca4a9f5d4a939c6b8674a6dda6f22022-12-21T20:15:41ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-10-0112111010.1038/s41467-021-26219-6Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysisYanbiao Shi0Jie Li1Chengliang Mao2Song Liu3Xiaobing Wang4Xiufan Liu5Shengxi Zhao6Xiao Liu7Yanqiang Huang8Lizhi Zhang9Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesKey Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesKey Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal UniversityEfficient CO2 photoreduction in pure water remains challenging. Here, the authors propose to use van der Waals gaps-rich BiOCl atomic layers with low exciton binding energy and abundant surface oxygen vacancies for CO2 to CO conversion.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26219-6
spellingShingle Yanbiao Shi
Jie Li
Chengliang Mao
Song Liu
Xiaobing Wang
Xiufan Liu
Shengxi Zhao
Xiao Liu
Yanqiang Huang
Lizhi Zhang
Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysis
Nature Communications
title Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysis
title_full Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysis
title_fullStr Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysis
title_full_unstemmed Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysis
title_short Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO2-to-CO photocatalysis
title_sort van der waals gap rich biocl atomic layers realizing efficient pure water co2 to co photocatalysis
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26219-6
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