High-performance light-driven heterogeneous CO₂ catalysis with near-unity selectivity on metal phosphides.

ABSTRACT: Akin to single-site homogeneous catalysis, a long sought-after goal is to achieve reaction site precision in heterogeneous catalysis for chemical control over patterns of activity, selectivity and stability. Herein, we report on metal phosphides as a class of material capable of realizing these attributes and unlock their potential in solar-driven CO₂ hydrogenation. Selected as an archetype, Ni₁₂P₅ affords a structure based upon highly dispersed nickel nanoclusters integrated into a phosphorus lattice that harvest light intensely across the entire solar spectral range. Motivated by its panchromatic absorption and unique linearly bonded nickel-carbonyl-dominated reaction route, Ni₁₂P₅ is found to be a photothermal catalyst for the rever

SUBMITTER: Xu YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7555895 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature