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Ultrathin Conductor Enabling Efficient IR Light CO2 Reduction.

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The concurrent transformation of carbon dioxide and water into hydrocarbons and oxygen by low-photonic-energy IR light still represents a huge challenge. Here, we design an ultrathin conductor system, in which… Click to show full abstract

The concurrent transformation of carbon dioxide and water into hydrocarbons and oxygen by low-photonic-energy IR light still represents a huge challenge. Here, we design an ultrathin conductor system, in which the special partially occupied band serves as the mediator to simultaneously guarantee IR light harvesting and satisfy band-edge positions, while the ultrathin configuration improves charge separation rates and surface redox kinetics. Taking the low cost and earth-abundant CuS as an example, we first fabricate ultrathin CuS layers, where temperature-dependent resistivities, valence-band spectra, and theoretical calculations affirm their metallic nature. Synchrotron-radiation photoelectron and ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectra show that metallic CuS atomic layers could realize a new cooperative intraband-interband transition under IR light irradiation, where the generated electrons and holes could simultaneously involve the carbon dioxide reduction and water oxidation reactions. As a result, CuS atomic layers exhibit nearly 100% selective CO production with an evolution rate of 14.5 μmol g-1 h-1 under IR light irradiation, while the catalytic performance shows no obvious decay after a 96 h test. Briefly, benefiting from ultrahigh conductivity and a unique partially occupied band, abundant conductor materials such as conducting metal sulfides and metal nitrides hold great promise for applications as effective IR light responsive photocatalysts.

Keywords: reduction; conductor enabling; conductor; band; ultrathin conductor; enabling efficient

Journal Title: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Year Published: 2019

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