Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 090(2024)

Strain-Induced Surface Interface Dual Polarization Constructs PML-Cu/Bi12O17Br2 High-Density Active Sites for CO2 Photoreduction

Yi Zhang1...4,†, Fangyu Guo3,†, Jun Di5,6,*, Keke Wang2, Molly Meng-Jung Li4, Jiayu Dai3,**, Yuanbin She2,***, Jiexiang Xia1,**** and Huaming Li1 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People’s Republic of China
  • 2State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People’s Republic of China
  • 3College of Science, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Extreme Matter and Applications, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
  • 5School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Special Superfine Powder Engineering Research Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, People’s Republic of China
  • 6Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, People’s Republic of China
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    The insufficient active sites and slow interfacial charge transfer of photocatalysts restrict the efficiency of CO2 photoreduction. The synchronized modulation of the above key issues is demanding and challenging. Herein, strain-induced strategy is developed to construct the Bi–O-bonded interface in Cu porphyrin-based monoatomic layer (PML-Cu) and Bi12O17Br2 (BOB), which triggers the surface interface dual polarization of PML-Cu/BOB (PBOB). In this multi-step polarization, the built-in electric field formed between the interfaces induces the electron transfer from conduction band (CB) of BOB to CB of PML-Cu and suppresses its reverse migration. Moreover, the surface polarization of PML-Cu further promotes the electron converge in Cu atoms. The introduction of PML-Cu endows a high density of dispersed Cu active sites on the surface of PBOB, significantly promoting the adsorption and activation of CO2 and CO desorption. The conversion rate of CO2 photoreduction to CO for PBOB can reach 584.3 μmol g-1, which is 7.83 times higher than BOB and 20.01 times than PML-Cu. This work offers valuable insights into multi-step polarization regulation and active site design for catalysts.

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    Yi Zhang, Fangyu Guo, Jun Di, Keke Wang, Molly Meng-Jung Li, Jiayu Dai, Yuanbin She, Jiexiang Xia, Huaming Li. Strain-Induced Surface Interface Dual Polarization Constructs PML-Cu/Bi12O17Br2 High-Density Active Sites for CO2 Photoreduction[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 090

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 14, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Di Jun (dijun@njust.edu.cn), Dai Jiayu (jydai@nudt.edu.cn), She Yuanbin (sheyb@zjut.edu.cn), Xia Jiexiang (xjx@ujs.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-023-01309-w

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