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A water-stable organolead iodide material for overall photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Rong Chen, Guodong Gao, Jingshan Luo()
Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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The 0.19 wt.‰ Au nanoparticles mediated water-stable perovskite-like organolead iodide crystalline material ([Pb8I8(H2O)3]8+[−O2C(CH2)4CO2−]4) (TJU-16) exhibited photocatalytic CO and CH4 production rate of 2.5 and 10.1 μmol·g−1·h−1 respectively in water under AM 1.5G simulated illumination for photocatalytic CO2 reduction without sacrificial reagent, and achieved a solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency of 0.034%.

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The utilization of perovskites as photocatalysts to convert CO2 into fuels and chemicals has received wide attention recently. However, their instability in water hinders their long-term application for overall photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Herein, we integrate the water-stable perovskite-like organolead iodide crystalline material [Pb8I8(H2O)3]8+[–O2C(CH2)4CO2–]4 (TJU-16) with Au co-catalyst for photocatalytic CO2 reduction in aqueous solution without sacrificial reagent. Under the AM 1.5 G simulated illumination, the TJU-16 with 0.19 wt.‰ Au co-catalyst steadily generated electrons for CO2 reduction reaction, which was 2.2 times of pure TJU-16. The Au0.19/TJU-16 catalyzed CO2 reduction at a rate of 84.2 μmol·g−1·h−1, and achieved a solar-to-fuel (STF) conversion efficiency of 0.034%. Our work will motivate the rational design of water-stable perovskite-like materials for photocatalytic applications.

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water-stableorganolead iodidephotocatalyticCO2 conversion

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 12,
December 2022
Pages 10084-10089
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4216-7
Cite this article:
Chen R, Gao G, Luo J. A water-stable organolead iodide material for overall photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Nano Research, 2022, 15(12): 10084-10089. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4216-7
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