Visible-light-responsive hybrid photocatalysts for quantitative conversion of CO₂ to highly concentrated formate solutions.

ABSTRACT: Photocatalysts can use visible light to convert CO₂ into useful products. However, to date photocatalysts for CO₂ conversion are limited by insufficient long-term stability and low CO₂ conversion rates. Here we report hybrid photocatalysts consisting of conjugated polymers and a ruthenium(ii)-ruthenium(ii) supramolecular photocatalyst which overcome these challenges. The use of conjugated polymers allows for easy fine-tuning of structural and optoelectronic properties through the choice of monomers, and after loading with silver nanoparticles and the ruthenium-based binuclear metal complex, the resulting hybrid systems displayed remarkably enhanced activity for visible light-driven CO₂ conversion to formate. In particular, the hybrid photocatalys

SUBMITTER: McQueen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature