Volume 19, Issue 48 2304975
Review

Recent Advances on Single-Atom Catalysts for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Ziang Shang

Ziang Shang

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072 China

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Xueting Feng

Xueting Feng

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072 China

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Guanzhen Chen

Guanzhen Chen

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072 China

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Rong Qin

Rong Qin

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072 China

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Yunhu Han

Corresponding Author

Yunhu Han

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072 China

Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Ningbo, 315103 China

E-mail: [email protected]

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First published: 01 August 2023
Citations: 15

Abstract

The present energy crisis and environmental challenges may be efficiently resolved by converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into various useful carbon products. The development of more effective catalysts has been the main focus of current research on photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Due to their high atomic efficiency and superior catalytic activity, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted considerable interest in catalytic CO2 conversion. This review discusses the current research developments, obstacles, and potential of SACs for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. And further, discusses the principle of photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction. This work has compared and analyzed the effects of support materials and active site types in SACs on photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance. This work believes that by sharing these developments, some inspiration for the rational design and development of stable and effective photocatalytic CO2 reduction catalysts based on SACs can be provided.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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