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Recent Progress on Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction with Earth‐abundant Single‐atom Reactive Sites
Author(s) -
Guan Xiangjiu,
Mao Samuel S.,
Shen Shaohua
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.202100103
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , reduction (mathematics) , raw material , reactive intermediate , atom (system on chip) , reaction mechanism , materials science , nanotechnology , photochemistry , catalysis , chemistry , chemical engineering , computer science , organic chemistry , embedded system , geometry , mathematics , engineering
Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction represents a promising means of solar‐fuel production through conversion of CO 2 feedstock. Suitable reactive sites are crucially important for ensuring high efficiency and good selectivity of target products. The construction of single‐atomic reactive sites with earth‐abundant materials on the surface of semiconductor can provide an efficient and cost‐effective route of photocatalytic reaction, demonstrating great potential for photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction. Herein, we give a short review on the mechanism of photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction, single‐atom reactive sites and the constructing strategies, recent progress and future perspectives of single‐atom reactive sites with earth‐abundant materials for photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction.