Issue 5, 2020

Synthesis of lead-free Cs3Sb2Br9 perovskite alternative nanocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity

Abstract

A synthetic method for uniform and pure Cs3Sb2Br9 NCs has been developed. Cs3Sb2Br9 NCs exhibit a 10-fold increase in activity for the photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction compared to CsPbBr3 NCs, achieving 510 μmol CO g−1 cat. after 4 h. Density functional theory shows that Cs3Sb2Br9 surfaces sufficiently expose Sb to allow reactivity, as opposed to the unreactive CsPbBr3 surface.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of lead-free Cs3Sb2Br9 perovskite alternative nanocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 sep. 2019
Accepted
24 jan. 2020
First published
27 jan. 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 2987-2991

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Synthesis of lead-free Cs3Sb2Br9 perovskite alternative nanocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity

C. Lu, D. S. Itanze, A. G. Aragon, X. Ma, H. Li, K. B. Ucer, C. Hewitt, D. L. Carroll, R. T. Williams, Y. Qiu and S. M. Geyer, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 2987 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07722G

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