Recent Progress and Perspectives on Photocathode Materials for CO2 Catalytic Reduction

Kangli Xu; Qingming Zhang; Xiaoxia Zhou; Min Zhu; Hangrong Chen

doi:10.3390/nano13101683

Recent Progress and Perspectives on Photocathode Materials for CO₂ Catalytic Reduction

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2023 May 19;13(10):1683. doi: 10.3390/nano13101683.

Authors

Kangli Xu¹, Qingming Zhang^{1

2}, Xiaoxia Zhou¹, Min Zhu², Hangrong Chen¹

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.

Abstract

The continuous consumption of fossil energy and excessive emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) have caused a serious energy crisis and led to the greenhouse effect. Using natural resources to convert CO₂ into fuel or high-value chemicals is considered to be an effective solution. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) catalysis utilizes abundant solar energy resources, combined with the advantages of photocatalysis (PC) and electrocatalysis (EC), to achieve efficient CO₂ conversion. In this review, the basic principles and evaluation criteria, of PEC catalytic reduction to CO₂ (PEC CO₂RR), are introduced. Next, the recent research progress on typical kinds of photocathode materials for CO₂ reduction are reviewed, and the structure-function relationships between material composition/structure and activity/selectivity are discussed. Finally, the possible catalytic mechanisms and the challenges of using PEC to reduce CO₂ are proposed.

Keywords: CO2 reduction; fuels; photocathode materials; photoelectrochemical.

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