Fluorinated covalent organic frameworks for visible-light driven CO2 reduction†
Abstract
The metal-free visible-light-driven CO2 reduction reaction was achieved by using a fluorine-atom-modified COF, i.e. N3F4-COF, which exhibited over a 5-fold enhancement compared to the pristine COF for syngas production. The activity can be further improved by incorporating a Ru-based photosensitizer, and the syngas ratio could be regulated from 2.57 to 0.14 (CO/H2) by altering the hydrophilicity of the photosensitizers.