Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

X Li, J Yu, M Jaroniec, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoreduction of CO2 into sustainable and green solar fuels is generally believed to be an
appealing solution to simultaneously overcome both environmental problems and energy …

Design and fabrication of carbon dots for energy conversion and storage

C Hu, M Li, J Qiu, YP Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The emergence of carbon dots (CDs) has opened up an exciting new field in the science
and technology of carbon nanomaterials and has attracted increasing interest in recent …

An Overview of Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical CO2 Conversion to Chemical Fuels

B Tang, FX Xiao - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
With accelerating consumption of nonrenewable energy resource, mankind is currently
facing the dilemma of energy crisis and global warming caused by excessive greenhouse …

Theoretical Insights into Heterogeneous (Photo)electrochemical CO2 Reduction

S Xu, EA Carter - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction technologies offer the promise of
zero-carbon-emission renewable fuels needed for heavy-duty transportation. However, the …

Carbon dots: advances in nanocarbon applications

Z Kang, ST Lee - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (C-Dots), defined by characteristic sizes of< 10 nm, have become a rising star
in carbon nanomaterials. C-Dots possess many unique physiochemical and photochemical …

Recent progress on the photocatalysis of carbon dots: Classification, mechanism and applications

M Han, S Zhu, S Lu, Y Song, T Feng, S Tao, J Liu… - Nano Today, 2018 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of science and technology, environmental pollution and energy
shortage become more and more prominent. To solve these problems, photocatalytic …

Highly Efficient CO2 Electroreduction on ZnN4‐based Single‐Atom Catalyst

F Yang, P Song, X Liu, B Mei, W Xing… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical reduction reaction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) to carbon monoxide
(CO) is the basis for the further synthesis of more complex carbon‐based fuels or attractive …

Engineering graphene and TMDs based van der Waals heterostructures for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion

C Li, Q Cao, F Wang, Y Xiao, Y Li… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene and two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have
attracted significant interest due to their unique properties that cannot be obtained in their …

Smart utilization of carbon dots in semiconductor photocatalysis

H Yu, R Shi, Y Zhao, GIN Waterhouse… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient capture of solar energy will be critical to meeting the energy needs of the future.
Semiconductor photocatalysis is expected to make an important contribution in this regard …

Carbon dots: a small conundrum

B Yao, H Huang, Y Liu, Z Kang - Trends in Chemistry, 2019 - cell.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are an emerging subset of nanomaterials, defined by characteristic sizes
of< 10nm. CDs possess a carbon core that is functionalized by various groups at the surface …