title: Co3 O4 Hexagonal Platelets with Controllable Facets Enabling Highly Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2.
abstract: A heterogeneous catalyst made of well-defined Co3 O4 hexagonal platelets with varied exposed facets is coupled with [Ru(bpy)3 ]Cl2 photosensitizers to effectively and efficiently reduce CO2 under visible-light irradiation. Systematic investigation based on both experiment and theory discloses that the exposed {112} facets are crucial for activating CO2 molecules, giving rise to significant enhancement of photocatalytic CO2 reduction efficiency.
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.|Nanomaterials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chao
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authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qiangqiang
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authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Kun
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authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Dawei
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
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authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shenlong
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authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Meng
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authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qunxiang
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia.
authors.forename: Huijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xingjiu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
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authors.lastname: Tang
keywords: CO2 reduction; cobalt oxide; heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; solar fuel