Well-defined diatomic catalysis for photosynthesis of C2H4 from CO2

Abstract Owing to the specific electronic-redistribution and spatial proximity, diatomic catalysts (DACs) have been identified as principal interest for efficient photoconversion of CO 2 into C 2 H 4 . However, the predominant bottom-up strategy for DACs synthesis has critically constrained the development of highly ordered DACs due to the random distribution of heteronuclear atoms, which hinders the optimization of catalytic performance and the exploration of actual reaction mechanism. Here, an up-bottom ion-cutting architecture is proposed to fabricate the well-defined DACs, and the superior spatial proximity of CuAu diatomics (DAs) decorated TiO 2 (CuAu-DAs-TiO 2 ) is successfully constructed due to the…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: BE2019093, 22225808, 22075111, 22025506
• GO
  Government of Jiangsu Province

  Awards: BE2019093, BZ2022045
• NS
  National Science and Technology Major Project

  Award: 2021YFB3500700