摘要
Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO is a promising strategy for reducing atmospheric CO2 levels and storing solar radiation as chemical energy.Here,we demonstrate that a molecular catalyst[NiⅡ(bpet)(H2O)2]successfully encapsulated into a highly robust and visible-light responsive metal–organic framework(Ru-UiO-67)to fabricate composite catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction.The composite Ni@Ru-UiO-67 photocatalysts show efficient visible-light-driven CO2 reduction to CO with a TON of 581 and a selectivity of 99% after 20-h illumination,because of the facile electron transfer from Ru-photosensitizer to Ni(Ⅱ)active sites in Ni@Ru-UiO-67 system.The mechanistic insights into photoreduction of CO2 have been studied based on thermodynamical,electrochemical,and spectroscopic investigation,together with density functional theory(DFT)calculations.This work shows that encapsulating molecular catalyst into photoactive MOF highlights opportunities for designing efficient,stable and recyclable photocatalysts.
Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO is a promising strategy for reducing atmospheric CO2 levels and storing solar radiation as chemical energy.Here,we demonstrate that a molecular catalyst[NiⅡ（bpet）（H2O）2]successfully encapsulated into a highly robust and visible-light responsive metal–organic framework（Ru-UiO-67）to fabricate composite catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction.The composite Ni@Ru-UiO-67 photocatalysts show efficient visible-light-driven CO2 reduction to CO with a TON of 581 and a selectivity of 99% after 20-h illumination,because of the facile electron transfer from Ru-photosensitizer to Ni（Ⅱ）active sites in Ni@Ru-UiO-67 system.The mechanistic insights into photoreduction of CO2 have been studied based on thermodynamical,electrochemical,and spectroscopic investigation,together with density functional theory（DFT）calculations.This work shows that encapsulating molecular catalyst into photoactive MOF highlights opportunities for designing efficient,stable and recyclable photocatalysts.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21871224, 21673184, 21431005, and 21390391)
the Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation (151013)
the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (20720180032)
