Huan Li, Huitong Du, Huanhuan Luo, Hua Wang, Wenlei Zhu, Yang Zhou
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Abstract
Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a promising technology for carbon recycling that offers both environmental and economic benefits. Among the potential photocatalysts, metal nanoclusters (MNCs) stand out as a class of materials with remarkable photophysical and photochemical properties. Despite the growing number of studies on MNCs-based photocatalytic reduction of CO2 in recent years, a systematic and comparative overview of these studies is still lacking. This review provides a concise and comprehensive summary of the latest research on MNCs-based catalysts for enhancing photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance. Moreover, this review highlights the challenges and opportunities in this field based on the current development trends.
期刊介绍:
Micro and Nanostructures is a journal disseminating the science and technology of micro-structures and nano-structures in materials and their devices, including individual and collective use of semiconductors, metals and insulators for the exploitation of their unique properties. The journal hosts papers dealing with fundamental and applied experimental research as well as theoretical studies. Fields of interest, including emerging ones, cover:
• Novel micro and nanostructures
• Nanomaterials (nanowires, nanodots, 2D materials ) and devices
• Synthetic heterostructures
• Plasmonics
• Micro and nano-defects in materials (semiconductor, metal and insulators)
• Surfaces and interfaces of thin films
In addition to Research Papers, the journal aims at publishing Topical Reviews providing insights into rapidly evolving or more mature fields. Written by leading researchers in their respective fields, those articles are commissioned by the Editorial Board.
Formerly known as Superlattices and Microstructures, with a 2021 IF of 3.22 and 2021 CiteScore of 5.4