[Research Highlights Vol.20] Hydrocarbon photocatalysts get in shape and go for gold

2022/12/19 by International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)
#Au-Cu cocatalyst #Au–Cu #CO2 conversion #Naotube arrays #Photocatalyst #Solar fuel #SrTiO3 #TiO2

paper · doi:10.48505/nims.3760

Abstract

A combination of semiconductor catalysts, optimum catalyst shape, gold-copper co-catalyst alloy nanoparticles and hydrous hydrazine reducing agent enables an increase of hydrocarbon generation from CO2 by a factor of ten.

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