High-yield synthesis of ultralong and ultrathin Zn2GeO4 nanoribbons toward improved photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into renewable hydrocarbon fuel.
Single-crystalline Zn(2)GeO(4) nanobelts with lengths of hundreds of micrometers, thicknesses as small as ∼7 nm, and aspect ratios of up to 10,000 were synthesized in a binary ethylenediamine/water solvent system using a solvothermal route. The ultralong and ultrathin geometry of the Zn(2)GeO(4) nanoribbon proves to greatly promote the photocatalytic activity toward reduction of CO(2) into renewable hydrocarbon fuel (CH(4)) in the presence of water vapor.
Liu
Qi
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Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
Zhou
Yong
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Kou
Jiahui
J
Chen
Xiaoyu
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Tian
Zhongping
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Gao
Jun
J
Yan
Shicheng
S
Zou
Zhigang
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