Citation: Hui Li, Chunlang Gao, Guo Yang, Lu Xia, Wulyu Jiang, Cheng Wu, Kaiwen Wang, Yingtang Zhou, Xiaodong Han. Enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction of Bi₂WO₆-BiOCl heterostructure with coherent interface for charge utilization[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(9): 110547. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110547 shu

Enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction of Bi₂WO₆-BiOCl heterostructure with coherent interface for charge utilization

Hui Li ^a ,
Chunlang Gao ^b ,
Guo Yang ^a ,
Lu Xia ^c ,
Wulyu Jiang ^c ,
Cheng Wu ^d ,
Kaiwen Wang ^{a, *,} ,
Yingtang Zhou ^{d, *,} ,
Xiaodong Han ^{a, *,}

a.
Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
b.
School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
c.
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52062, Germany
d.
Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316004, China

Received Date: 15 April 2024
Revised Date: 1 September 2024
Accepted Date: 12 October 2024
Available Online: 13 October 2024

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The photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ presents a promising avenue for carbon fuel conversion. However, the efficiency of charge utilization remains a critical barrier to industrial applications. In this study, we introduce a tandem design of Bi₂WO₆-BiOCl with an atomically matched interface, achieving highly efficient photoreduction of CO₂ to CO. By incorporating WO₄²⁻ ions and tuning coordination environment, the (110) facet of BiOCl was in-situ grown on the (200) facet of Bi₂WO₆. Compared to single phases and ball-milling samples, Bi₂WO₆-BiOCl exhibits a remarkable CO yield of 68.03 µmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ with a selectivity of 98%. Atomic visualization and coordination analysis confirm the formation of a coherent interface that facilitates charge migration for efficient electron transport. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and in-situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy provide insights into the intrinsic active sites and reaction mechanisms. The proposed lattice engineering strategies offer a new paradigm for the rational design of heterostructures beyond traditional band alignment at the atomic scale.
- Coherent interface,
- Atomic precision,
- Charge dynamics,
- Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction,
- Heterostructure
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