Influence of light on ad- and desorption processes on titanium dioxide surfaces towards efficient CO2 photoreduction

Abstract

This work addresses the often-overlooked effect of light-induced sorption behavior of CO₂ on powder TiO₂ surfaces, as potential first step to photocatalytic CO₂ activation. These investigations will lead to a more detailed understanding of the light-induced chemistry of CO₂ on TiO₂, to eventually unravel the CO₂ photoreduction mechanism.