A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications

L Ðorđević, F Arcudi, M Cacioppo, M Prato - Nature Nanotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
Photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles, or carbon dots, are an emerging class of materials
that has recently attracted considerable attention for biomedical and energy applications …

Insight on Reaction Pathways of Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion

Y Wang, E Chen, J Tang - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion to value-added chemicals is a promising solution to mitigate
the current energy and environmental issues but is a challenging process. The main …

Electroreduction of CO2: Advances in the Continuous Production of Formic Acid and Formate

K Fernández-Caso, G Díaz-Sainz… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The study of the electrochemical CO2 reduction to obtain formate (HCOO–) or formic acid
(HCOOH) is receiving much attention as a promising technology. Since continuous–mode …

Improving CO2 photoconversion with ionic liquid and Co single atoms

Y Liu, J Sun, H Huang, L Bai, X Zhao, B Qu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion promises an ideal route to store solar energy into chemical
bonds. However, sluggish electron kinetics and unfavorable product selectivity remain …

Synergy of Pd atoms and oxygen vacancies on In2O3 for methane conversion under visible light

L Luo, L Fu, H Liu, Y Xu, J **ng, CR Chang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Methane (CH4) oxidation to high value chemicals under mild conditions through
photocatalysis is a sustainable and appealing pathway, nevertheless confronting the critical …

The development of carbon dots: From the perspective of materials chemistry

S Li, L Li, H Tu, H Zhang, DS Silvester, CE Banks… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The advance of materials chemistry has influenced significantly the lifestyle of mankind. By
virtue of their fascinating physicochemical nature–including ultrasmall size (< 10 nm), rich …

Boosted Photoreforming of Plastic Waste via Defect-Rich NiPS3 Nanosheets

S Zhang, H Li, L Wang, J Liu, G Liang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustainable conversion of plastic waste to mitigate environmental threats and reclaim waste
value is important. Ambient-condition photoreforming is practically attractive to convert waste …

An electron-hole rich dual-site nickel catalyst for efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting

X Yan, M **a, H Liu, B Zhang, C Chang, L Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Photocatalysis offers an attractive strategy to upgrade H2O to renewable fuel H2. However,
current photocatalytic hydrogen production technology often relies on additional sacrificial …

Highlights and challenges in the selective reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol

S Navarro-Jaén, M Virginie, J Bonin, M Robert… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the iconic greenhouse gas and the major factor driving present
global climate change, incentivizing its capture and recycling into valuable products and …

Molecular tuning for electrochemical CO2 reduction

J Zhang, J Ding, Y Liu, C Su, H Yang, Y Huang, B Liu - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) offers unprecedented
opportunities to alleviate the greenhouse effect and produce valuable chemicals/fuels …