Issue 9, 2024

Efficient photoreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol using diatomic nitrogen-doped black phosphorus

Abstract

Successful conversion of CO2 into C2 products requires the development of new catalysts that overcome the difficulties in efficient light harvesting and CO–CO coupling. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) is used to assess the photoreduction properties of nitrogen-doped black phosphorus. The geometric structure, redox potential, first step of hydrogenation activation, CO desorption, and CO–CO coupling are systematically calculated, based on which the diatomic nitrogen-doped black phosphorus (N2@BPV) stands out. The calculated results of the CO2RR pathway demonstrate that N2@BPV has excellent selectivity and high activity for CH3CH2OH production. The results of the time-dependent ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulation show that the diatomic N active sites of N2@BPV facilitate charge separation and inhibit electron–hole recombination. In addition, the activation mechanism of CO2 is studied. The main reason for CO2 activation is attributed to the imbalance in electron transfer that destroys the symmetry of CO2. We expect that our study will offer some theoretical guidance in CO2 conversion.

Graphical abstract: Efficient photoreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol using diatomic nitrogen-doped black phosphorus

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Oct 2023
Accepted
02 Feb 2024
First published
06 Feb 2024

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024,26, 7731-7737

Efficient photoreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol using diatomic nitrogen-doped black phosphorus

J. Fan, X. Wang, J. Ma, X. Liu, X. Lai, H. Xia and Y. Liu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 7731 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP05275C

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