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Significant Acceleration of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction at the Gas-Liquid Interface of Microdroplets**
Authors:Qiuyue Ge  Yangyang Liu  Kejian Li  Lifang Xie  Xuejun Ruan  Wei Wang  Longqian Wang  Tao Wang  Wenbo You  Liwu Zhang
Institution:1. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 P. R. China

These authors contributed equally to this work.;2. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 P. R. China

Abstract:Solar-driven CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is largely constrained by the sluggish mass transfer and fast combination of photogenerated charge carriers. Herein, we find that the photocatalytic CO2RR efficiency at the abundant gas-liquid interface provided by microdroplets is two orders of magnitude higher than that of the corresponding bulk phase reaction. Even in the absence of sacrificial agents, the production rates of HCOOH over WO3 ? 0.33H2O mediated by microdroplets reaches 2536 μmol h?1 g?1 (vs. 13 μmol h?1 g?1 in bulk phase), which is significantly superior to the previously reported photocatalytic CO2RR in bulk phase reaction condition. Beyond the efficient delivery of CO2 to photocatalyst surfaces within microdroplets, we reveal that the strong electric field at the gas-liquid interface of microdroplets essentially promotes the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. This study provides a deep understanding of ultrafast reaction kinetics promoted by the gas-liquid interface of microdroplets and a novel way of addressing the low efficiency of photocatalytic CO2 reduction to fuel.
Keywords:Gas-Liquid Interface  Interfacial Electric Field  Microdroplet  Photocatalytic CO2RR  Reaction Acceleration
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