Cascaded *CO-*COH Intermediates on a Nonmetallic Plasmonic Photocatalyst for CO2-to-C2H6 with 90.6 % Selectivity.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 63(30): e202404660, 2024 Jul 22.
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ABSTRACT
Oxygen vacancies (OV) in nonmetallic plasmonic photocatalysts can decrease the energy barrier for CO2 reduction, boosting C1 intermediate production for potential C2 formation. However, their susceptibility to oxidation weakens C1 intermediate adsorption. Herein we proposed a "photoelectron injection" strategy to safeguard OV in W18O49 by creating a W18O49/ZIS (W/Z) plasmonic photocatalyst. Moreover, photoelectrons contribute to the local multi-electron environment of W18O49, enhancing the intrinsic excitation of its hot electrons with extended lifetimes, as confirmed by in situ XPS and femtosecond transient absorption analysis. Density functional theory calculations revealed that W/Z with OV enhances CO2 adsorption, activating *CO production, while reducing the energy barrier for *COH production (0.054â
eV) and subsequent *CO-*COH coupling (0.574â
eV). Successive hydrogenation revealed that the free energy for *CH2CH2 hydrogenation (0.108â
eV) was lower than that for *CH2CH2 desorption for C2H4 production (0.277â
eV), favouring C2H6 production. Consequently, W/Z achieves an efficient C2H6 activity of 653.6â
µmol g-1 h-1 under visible light, with an exceptionally high selectivity of 90.6 %. This work offers a new strategy for the rational design of plasmonic photocatalysts with high selectivity for C2+ products.
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