Recent Advances in Porous Materials for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Hailong Xiong; Yueyue Dong; Dong Liu; Ran Long; Tingting Kong; Yujie Xiong

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03204

Recent Advances in Porous Materials for Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction

J Phys Chem Lett. 2022 Feb 10;13(5):1272-1282. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03204. Epub 2022 Jan 31.

Authors

Hailong Xiong¹, Yueyue Dong¹, Dong Liu^{1

2}, Ran Long¹, Tingting Kong³, Yujie Xiong¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Frontiers Science Center for Planetary Exploration and Emerging Technologies, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
² Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China.
³ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710065, China.

PMID: 35099983
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03204

Abstract

Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction into solar fuels is a promising technology for addressing energy and CO₂ emission issues. Because of the superior properties in CO₂ adsorption and activation, molecular diffusion, light absorption, and charge separation and transfer, porous materials have been developed into a multifunctional platform for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction. In this Perspective, we first discuss the emerging trends of CO₂ reduction in major inorganic porous materials-based photocatalysts, such as mesoporous materials, macroporous materials, hollow materials, hierarchically porous materials, and zeolites. Prospects and challenges in the development of porous materials-based photocatalysts are then outlined. Finally, we envision feasible solutions for the deployment of porous materials to enhance photocatalytic CO₂ reduction performance.