Engineering product selectivity in photocatalytic CO2 reduction: fundamentals, mechanisms, and catalyst design

Zhengdao Li, Xiaotian Yang, Zimu Zhang, Yujie Xiong, Zhigang Zou and Yong Zhou

Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 7490
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Coordination engineering in single-atom covalent organic framework photocatalysts for solar-driven nitrogen fixation

Weiguo Li, Helong Wu, Liangchun Wu, Yuan Hu, Yuansong Ye, Diwen Liu, Dejing Li, Yanjie Zhang, Zuju Ma and Rongjian Sa

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026, 28, 8981
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Modulating the localized electronic distribution of Cu species during reconstruction for enhanced electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2+ products

Zongmiao Li, Zhu Liu, Shiju Li, Yuhou Pei, Di Li, Jiale Mao, Rong Zhou, Chuntian Qiu, Yingying Lu and Bing Zhang

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 15082
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Toward high-selectivity CO2 photoelectroreduction: mechanistic foundations, recent advances and challenges

Guosheng Zhou, Zhenzhen Wang, Junjie Gong, Shijie Shen and Wenwu Zhong

Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 12718
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Efficient CO2-to-CO conversion in dye-sensitized photocatalytic systems enabled by electrostatically-driven catalyst binding

Vasilis Nikolaou, Palas Baran Pati, Hélène Terrisse, Marc Robert and Fabrice Odobel

EES Catal., 2024, 2, 1314
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Enhanced photocatalytic performance for CO2 reduction via an S-scheme heterojunction between perovskite nanocrystals and BiVO4

I.-Hua Tsai, Yi-Ru Kuo, Hirotsugu Hiramatsu and Eric Wei-Guang Diau

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 6513
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Selectivity modulation of organic semiconductor electrophotocatalysis enables highly selective CO2-to-methanol conversion

Yanghong Xu, Zhenru Zhang, Yifei Wang, Jiaxin Su, Kun Xiong, Jun Wang, Xiaofeng Zhu, TaeKyu Ahn, Wooyul Kim, Youngsoo Kang, Long Yang and Yongfa Zhu

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2026, 117, 234
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Does the presence of only specific active sites control the switch of selectivity from C1 to C2+ products in CO2RR?

Angela Mercedes Ronsisvalle, Daniele Giusi, Mario Samperi, Chiara Genovese, Siglinda Perathoner, Gabriele Centi and Claudio Ampelli

Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2025, 100, 103188
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Flower-like TiO2/TiB2 heterojunction for selective photoelectrocatalytic CO2 conversion to carboxylic acids – Boron-assisted oxidation mechanism

Yan Wei, Jianhua Wang, Chenpu He, Zhengkang Hu, Changwan Zhuang, Noushad Ullah, Fanhua Meng, Qiaolan Zhang and Huanwang Jing

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505, 159347
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Recent Progress in CO2 Conversion: An Overview of Catalytic Strategies for Sustainable Fuel and Chemical Synthesis

An Zhang, Yanming Cai, Liang Guo, Chao Wang, Qingbo Wa, Yanping Xu, Jian Zhou, Hongshuang Fan, Ziyun Li, Xinyue Long, Jiabei Tang, Zijian Li, Li Zhai, Zhenyu Shi, Wei Zhai, Yuhui Tian, Shuai Bi, Hao Wei, Mingliang Hu, Yang Xu, Yiran Zhang, Yu Zhang, Ruiying Ding, Junjun Li, Shuangqun Chen, Jianfeng Huang, Zhanxi Fan, Xingchen Jiao, Guigao Liu, Haiqing Wang, Haifeng Tian, Jingyu Pang, Kuncheng Zhang, Weisong Liu, Huijuan Cui, Lingling Zhang, Xiaofu Sun, Jianling Zhang, Dan Ren, Sheng Zhang, Lu Qiao, Zhe Weng, Hongmei Li, Min Liu, Miao Zhong, Lei Wang, Jun Gu, Hao Bin Wu, Bolong Huang, Weijia Zhou, Chuan Xia, Min‐Rui Gao, Changbin Zhang, Rong Cao, Wei Chen, Yuan‐Biao Huang, Yongye Liang, Ya‐Qian Lan, Guoxiong Wang, Baoyu Xia, Yujie Xiong, Xinbin Ma, Tongbu Lu, Jinhua Ye, Yi Xie, Buxing Han, Jiawei Liu, Zhicheng Zhang and Hua Zhang

SmartMat, 2025, 6
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Enhancing CO2RR Catalytic Activity of Graphene-Boron Nitride Heterostructures Based Single Atom Catalysts through Theoretical Design of Intrinsic Descriptor

Jie Yu, Junyao Chen, Yabing Zeng, Kai Tan and Wei Lin

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 63420
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Regulating COOH Intermediate via Rationally Constructed Surface‐Active Sites of Bi2WO6 for Solar‐Driven CO2‐to‐CO Production

Nguyen Quoc Thang, Amr Sabbah, Raghunath Putikam, Chih‐Yang Huang, Tsai‐Yu Lin, Mahmoud Kamal Hussien, Heng‐Liang Wu, Ming‐Chang Lin, Chih‐Hao Lee, Kuei‐Hsien Chen and Li‐Chyong Chen

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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Visible-light driven photodynamic technology toward environmental and energy applications: A review

Fahmida Ishaque, Krishnakumar Balu and Young-Ho Ahn

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025, 78, 108812
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Metal Center-Tuned Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction for Frameworks with the Tetraphenylethene–Imidazole Ligand

Zhao-Feng Qiu, Peng Wang, Kai-Yang Zhang, Yue Zhao and Wei-Yin Sun

Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63, 18193
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Leaf-like MSX/TiN heterojunction photocathodes mimicking plant cell – An effective strategy to enhance photoelectrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction and systematic mechanism investigation

Yan Wei, Chenpu He, Noushad Ullah, Youzhi Cao, Changwan Zhuang, Bing Wang, Jianhua Wang, Zhengkang Hu, Di Ma, Weichun Ye and Huanwang Jing

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 678, 1
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Microdomain tandem catalysis for efficient CO2-to-C2+ conversion at industrial current densities

Lei Wang, Subhajit Jana, Chengqian Wu, Yanna Chen, Lidong Zhang, Feixiang Wu and Yimin A. Wu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 702, 138975
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Ion-regulated electrochemical double layer drives highly selective CO2-to-C2+ conversion

Lei Wang, Chengjun Sun, Hua Zhou, Yuanbo Zhang, Wai-Yeung Wong and Yimin A. Wu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 718, 140527
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Highly selective photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons, H2 evolution, and photodegradation of CV dye using SbSI and SbSeI as catalysts

Yu-Yun Lin, Szu-Han Chen, Yun-Rou Tseng, Chung-Shin Lu, Fu-Yu Liu, Jia-Hao Lin and Chiing-Chang Chen

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 710, 139981
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Synthesis and Application of Copper‐Based Nanostructured Catalysts in Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Ying‐Shan Xue, Miao He, Ping Wang, Cheng Yang, Jia‐Sai Yao, Tian‐Bao Zhang, Muhammad Usman Aslam, Xiao‐Hua Sun and Zhen‐Xing Li

cMat, 2025, 2
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Selective Electrosynthesis of Methanol from CO2 Over Cu/Cu2P2O7 Via the Formate Pathway

Hyunwoo Kim, Jihoe Lee, Sangseob Lee, Suhwan Park, Yongseok Lee, Giyeok Lee, Hyo Sang Jeon, Man Ho Han, Sunghwan Jin, Hyun‐Wook Lee, Aloysius Soon, Jongsoon Kim and Jungki Ryu

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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A Cobalt Porphyrin Covalently Bonded by an Amide Linker to ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets as a Solar-Driven Photocatalyst for the CO2-to-CO Conversion

Minh-Khoa Duong, Van-Duc Nguyen and Trong-On Do

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2026, 9, 1535
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Single-atom catalysts for next-generation energy storage and conversion

Akram Fadhl Al-mahmodi, Mahmood Riyadh Atta, Hamada Esmaiel, Gamal A.M. Al-Shawesh, Mohammed M. Alammar and Abdullah O. Baarimah

Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2025, 132, 218
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Synergizing Defect Chemistry and Single‐Atom Catalysis: A Mechanistic Approach Toward Photochemical and Electrochemical CO2RR Applications

Syed Asim Ali, Iqra Sadiq and Tokeer Ahmad

Advanced Energy Materials, 2026, 16
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Na-Ru bimetallic functional sites promote photo-driven CO2 directed conversion into CH4

Yanduo Liu, Mengwei Li, Jianing Guo, Ge Jin, Yue Yin, Yu Cui and Tong Sun

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 667, 22
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In Situ Elucidation of Reaction Mechanisms in Electrocatalysis Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

Jaxiry S. Barroso‐Martínez and María Escudero‐Escribano

ChemCatChem, 2025, 17
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CO2 reduction reimagined: From light-driven to electrocatalytic pathways with computational insight towards enhanced product selectivity

Naveed Akhtar, Habib Ullah, Amir Zada, Shohreh Azizi, Muhammad Ateeq, Javed Ali Khan, Muhammad Ishaq Ali Shah, Mohammad Naeem, Muhammad Shakeel Khan, Zakir Ullah and Hyun You Kim

Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2025, 17, 100536
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Rational design and mechanistic insights of advanced photocatalysts for CO2-to-C2+ production: Status and challenges

Chenyu Du, Jianping Sheng, Fengyi Zhong, Ye He, Vitaliy P. Guro, Yanjuan Sun and Fan Dong

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 60, 25
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Efficiency of CO2 photoreduction to hydrocarbons with K2Fe2O4/rGO heterojunction as a photocatalyst

Hung-Lin Chen, Chung-Shin Lu, Fu-Yu Liu, Yu-Yun Lin, Chiing-Chang Chen and Dechun Zou

Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2024, 85, 102858
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Hight selectivity of photocatalysis for CO2 conversion into hydrocarbons using potassium Ferrate/Sulfur-doped Graphitic-Carbon nitride as catalyst

Hung-Lin Chen, Yu-Yun Lin, Fu-Yu Liu, Chung-Shin Lu, Chiing-Chang Chen and Dechun Zou

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 363, 132319
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Unveiling Advancements: Trends and Hotspots of Metal‐Organic Frameworks in Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Ziqi Wang, Honghan Fei and Yi‐nan Wu

ChemSusChem, 2024, 17
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Highly Selective Solar CO2 Conversion into Formic Acid in Nickel‐Perylene‐C3N4 Semiconductor Photocatalyst

Long Yang, Ramesh Poonchi Sivasankaran, Mee Kyung Song, Amol Uttam Pawar, Don Keun Lee and Young Soo Kang

Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Enhance Fatty Acid Production via Formate Electrolytes

Yu Hou, Yubo Wang, Tianpeng Ma, Shuobo Shi, Zheng Wang, Chun Shen, Yunming Fang, Fenghui Ye and Zihe Liu

Fermentation, 2025, 11, 664
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Graphene-Based Organic Semiconductor Film for Highly Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Yanghong Xu, Haopeng Tang, Yifei Wang, Xiaofeng Zhu and Long Yang

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 677
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Advances and roles of oxygen vacancies in semiconductor photocatalysts for solar-driven CO2 reduction

Yanfeng Lu, Xianghan Li, Xinbin Jing, Yu Huang, Yi Qiang, Guangzhu Cao, Ronggao Qin, Qiang Cao, Junji Cao and Shun Cheng Lee

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024, 53, 104957
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Atomic-scale effect of 2D conjugated metal-organic frameworks as electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction reaction towards highly selective products

Ran Wang, Chaozheng He, Weixing Chen, Qingquan Kong and Thomas Frauenheim

Materials Today Nano, 2025, 31, 100658
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