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Defect‐Rich Ultrathin ZnAl‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photoreduction of CO 2 to CO with Water
Author(s) -
Zhao Yufei,
Chen Guangbo,
Bian Tong,
Zhou Chao,
Waterhouse Geoffrey I. N.,
Wu LiZhu,
Tung ChenHo,
Smith Lorna J.,
O'Hare Dermot,
Zhang Tierui
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201503730
Subject(s) - hydroxide , materials science , photocatalysis , catalysis , layered double hydroxides , irradiation , water splitting , chemical engineering , oxygen , photochemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , engineering
Defect‐rich ultrathin ZnAl‐layered double hydroxide nanosheets are successfully prepared. Under UV–vis irradiation, these nanosheets are superior efficient catalysts for the photoreduction of CO 2 to CO with water. The formed oxygen vacancies lead to the formation of coordinatively unsaturated Zn + centers within the nanosheets, responsible for the very high photocatalytic activities.