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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Catalysis
  • Renewable Energy

Background:

  • Photocatalytic CO2 conversion is key for carbon neutrality but limited by charge-transfer resistance and slow kinetics.
  • Developing efficient photocatalysts is crucial to overcome these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer a novel bismuth molybdate composite (Bi/BMOVs) with tunable interfacial charge transfer for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 conversion.
  • To investigate the role of Ohmic contact and built-in electric field in improving charge kinetics.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of oxygen-vacancies-modified bismuth molybdate nanoflowers (BMOVs) and assembly with 2D bismuthene.
  • Utilizing density functional theory (DFT) simulations to analyze interfacial charge transfer and built-in electric field.
  • Quantifying photocatalytic performance for CO2 reduction into CO and CH4.

Main Results:

  • The Bi/BMOVs composite demonstrated significantly improved photocatalytic CO2 reduction rates (10x higher than pristine BMO).
  • Optimized Bi/BMOVs achieved CO and CH4 production rates of 169.93 and 4.65 µmol g-1 h-1, respectively.
  • DFT simulations confirmed that tunable interfacial resistance via Ohmic contact enhances charge kinetics.

Conclusions:

  • The engineered Bi/BMOVs composite effectively modulates interfacial charge transfer, overcoming limitations in photocatalytic CO2 conversion.
  • This work provides insights into designing efficient photocatalysts with tunable interfacial properties for energy and environmental applications.