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Recent progress of cocatalysts loaded on carbon nitride for selective photoreduction of CO2 to CH4

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Recent advances in g-C3N4 composites within four types of heterojunctions for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

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Summary: In recent years, studies on the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into hydrocarbon fuels have been booming as a promising solution to alleviate global warming and energy issues. Researchers are focusing on developing g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts with excellent performance and stability. Different types of heterojunctions of g-C3N4 composites are widely adopted, aiming to understand the photocatalytic mechanisms and characteristics for future development.

NANOSCALE (2021)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Vanadium oxide integrated on hierarchically nanoporous copper for efficient electroreduction of CO2 to ethanol

Qingcheng Yang et al.

Summary: The hierarchically nanoporous copper integrated with vanadium oxide has shown promising efficiency in electrochemical reduction of CO2 to ethanol, significantly increasing the faradaic efficiency of ethanol production. This hybrid electrocatalyst is considered a potential candidate for practical electrocatalytic CO2RR applications, offering increased ethanol yields compared to bare nanoporous copper.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

DFT calculations for single-atom confinement effects of noble metals on monolayer g-C3N4 for photocatalytic applications

Cheng Yang et al.

Summary: A systematic investigation of g-C3N4 confining noble metal single atoms was conducted using DFT calculations. The study found that the confinement effects not only increased the stability of single atoms on g-C3N4, but also enhanced the photocatalytic activity of the system through synergistic effects between the confined single atoms and the monolayer g-C3N4.

RSC ADVANCES (2021)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 using Pt/C3N4 photocatalyts

Kamila Koci et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2020)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Decorating g-C3N4 with alkalinized Ti3C2 MXene for promoted photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance

Qijun Tang et al.

JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Spatially separating redox centers on 2D carbon nitride with cobalt single atom for photocatalytic H2O2 production

Chiheng Chu et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2020)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Fe-Co-O-Codoped Graphite Carbon Nitride for Degradation of Sulfamethoxazole

Shizong Wang et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)

Article Chemistry, Physical

2D/2D/0D TiO2/C3N4/Ti3C2 MXene composite S-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced CO2 reduction activity

Fei He et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2020)

Review Chemistry, Physical

Recent progress of two-dimensional MXenes in photocatalytic applications: a review

Long-fei Hong et al.

MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY (2020)

Review Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

MXenes as co-catalysts for the solar-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2

Yang Zhao et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Improved visible-light photoactivity of Pt/g-C3N4 nanosheets for solar fuel production via pretreated boric acid modification

Yuying Wang et al.

RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES (2019)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

Xin Li et al.

CHEMICAL REVIEWS (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

TiO22-x/CoOx photocatalyst sparkles in photothermocatalytic reduction of CO2 with H2O steam

Yingying Li et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Fabricated rGO-modified Ag2S nanoparticles/g-C3N4 nanosheets photocatalyst for enhancing photocatalytic activity

Xin Li et al.

JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE (2019)

Article Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Two-dimensional photocatalyst design: A critical review of recent experimental and computational advances

Yunxuan Zhao et al.

Materials Today (2019)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Surface strategies for catalytic CO2 reduction: from two-dimensional materials to nanoclusters to single atoms

Liming Wang et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Visible light-driven enhanced CO2 reduction by water over Cu modified S-doped g-C3N4

Niwesh Ojha et al.

CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Vacancy engineering of AuCu cocatalysts for improving the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to CH4

Qian Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Multifunctional g-C3N4/graphene oxide wrapped sponge monoliths as highly efficient adsorbent and photocatalyst

Ruiyang Zhang et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2018)

Article Chemistry, Applied

g-C3N4 based composite photocatalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Zhuxing Sun et al.

CATALYSIS TODAY (2018)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Lattice Engineering on Metal Cocatalysts for Enhanced Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into CH4

Leihong Zhao et al.

CHEMSUSCHEM (2018)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Mesoporous Polymeric Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts

Minoo Tasbihi et al.

JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY (2018)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Solvent exchange in preformed photocatalyst-donor precursor complexes determines efficiency

Laura M. Kiefer et al.

CHEMICAL SCIENCE (2018)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Mass transfer effects in CO2 reduction on Cu nanowire electrocatalysts

David Raciti et al.

CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2018)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Enhanced Photocatalytic H-2-Production Activity of g-C3N4 Nanosheets via Optimal Photodeposition of Pt as Cocatalyst

Mingjin Liu et al.

ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING (2018)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

The Multifaceted Reactivity of Single-Atom Heterogeneous Catalysts

Sharon Mitchell et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2018)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Facet effect of Pd cocatalyst on photocatalytic CO2 reduction over g-C3N4

Shaowen Cao et al.

JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (2017)

Article Chemistry, Physical

High-index facet engineering of PtCu cocatalysts for superior photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4

Qingqing Lang et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2017)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Engineering on the edge of Pd nanosheet cocatalysts for enhanced photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuels

Yuzhen Zhu et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2017)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Carbon vacancy regulated photoreduction of NO to N2 over ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets

Guohui Dong et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2017)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Enhanced CO2 photocatalytic reduction on alkali-decorated graphitic carbon nitride

Zhuxing Sun et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2017)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Atomic-Level Insight into Optimizing the Hydrogen Evolution Pathway over a Co1-N4 Single-Site Photocatalyst

Yuanjie Cao et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2017)

Review Chemistry, Physical

Graphitic C3N4 based noble-metal-free photocatalyst systems: A review

Dilshad Masih et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2017)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Effects of coordination number of Au catalyst on oxygen species and their catalytic roles

Gen Ouyang et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2016)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

CO2 photo-reduction: insights into CO2 activation and reaction on surfaces of photocatalysts

Xiaoxia Chang et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2016)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Single Atom (Pd/Pt) Supported on Graphitic Carbon Nitride as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Visible-Light Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Guoping Gao et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2016)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Graphene in Photocatalysis: A Review

Xin Li et al.

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

On the general mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of CO2

Elham Karamian et al.

JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION (2016)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

A Stable Single-Site Palladium Catalyst for Hydrogenations

Gianvito Vile et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2015)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Highly selective CO2 photoreduction to CO over g-C3N4/Bi2WO6 composites under visible light

Mengli Li et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2015)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Plasmon-Induced Hot Carriers in Metallic Nanoparticles

Alejandro Manjavacas et al.

ACS NANO (2014)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Understanding TiO2 Photocatalysis: Mechanisms and Materials

Jenny Schneider et al.

CHEMICAL REVIEWS (2014)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Earth-abundant cocatalysts for semiconductor-based photocatalytic water splitting

Jingrun Ran et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2014)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Nanoplasmonics for chemistry

Guillaume Baffou et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2014)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into hydrocarbon solar fuels over g-C3N4-Pt nanocomposite photocatalysts

Jiaguo Yu et al.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS (2014)

Review Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Design and fabrication of semiconductor photocatalyst for photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to solar fuel

Xin Li et al.

SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS (2014)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Roles of Cocatalysts in Photocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis

Jinhui Yang et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2013)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Tailoring Cu valence and oxygen vacancy in Cu/TiO2 catalysts for enhanced CO2 photoreduction efficiency

Lianjun Liu et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2013)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Recent advances in the photocatalytic CO2 reduction over semiconductors

Jin Mao et al.

CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2013)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides

Michael Naguib et al.

ACS NANO (2012)