Semiconductor‐Based Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide: Stepping Towards Artificial Photosynthesis |
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| Authors: | Hong Pang Prof. Takuya Masuda Prof. Jinhua Ye |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan;2. International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;3. Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan;4. TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P.R. China;5. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical, Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, P.R. China |
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| Abstract: | The photoelectrochemical (PEC) carbon dioxide reduction process stands out as a promising avenue for the conversion of solar energy into chemical feedstocks, among various methods available for carbon dioxide mitigation. Semiconductors derived from cheap and abundant elements are interesting candidates for catalysis. Whether employed as intrinsic semiconductors or hybridized with metallic cocatalysts, biocatalysts, and metal molecular complexes, semiconductor photocathodes exhibit good performance and low overpotential during carbon dioxide reduction. Apart from focusing on carbon dioxide reduction materials and chemistry, PEC cells towards standalone devices that use photohybrid electrodes or solar cells have also been a hot topic in recent research. An overview of the state‐of‐the‐art progress in PEC carbon dioxide reduction is presented and a deep understanding of the catalysts of carbon dioxide reduction is also given. |
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| Keywords: | carbon dioxide reduction electrochemistry heterogeneous catalysis photosynthesis semiconductors |
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