title: Switching the selectivity of the photoreduction reaction of carbon dioxide by controlling the band structure of a g-C3N4 photocatalyst.
abstract: The selectivity of the CO2 photoreduction reaction in the presence of water vapour can be modulated by the band structure of a g-C3N4 photocatalyst. The major products obtained using bulk g-C3N4 with a bandgap of 2.77 eV and g-C3N4 nanosheets with a bandgap of 2.97 eV are acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) and methane (CH4), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua RD, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China. gangliu@imr.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Yongqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jimmy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cheng