Photogenerated carrier behavior at a gas-solid interface for CO2 adsorption on Cs2AgBiBr6 nanocrystals

Dalton Trans. 2022 Dec 6;51(47):17938-17941. doi: 10.1039/d2dt03248a.

Abstract

Photogenerated carrier behavior at a CO2/Cs2AgBiBr6 quantum dot (QD) interface is investigated. In situ photovoltage spectra reveal electron transfer from the Cs2AgBiBr6 QDs to CO2. Moreover, this carrier transfer prefers Bi3+ sites (over Ca+ and Ag+ sites) due to them exhibiting the lowest adsorption energy (Eads = -0.125 eV) and CO2-Bi3+ interactions being more stable.