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  • Materials Science
  • Photocatalysis
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion offers a sustainable route to valuable chemicals.
  • Strong CO2 adsorption on catalysts increases activation energy, hindering reaction rates.
  • Developing efficient catalysts is crucial for overcoming CO2 conversion limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer a strained BiFeO3 material for enhanced CO2 photoconversion.
  • To investigate the mechanism of improved CO2 adsorption and activation.
  • To accelerate the kinetics of CO2 reduction to valuable products.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of strained BiFeO3 material.
  • Quasi in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and in situ Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
  • Theoretical calculations to elucidate reaction mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Strained BiFeO3 demonstrated collaborative regulation of d/p-2π* orbitals hybridization.
  • Optimized Fe sites enhanced CO2 adsorption and activation, promoting *COOH intermediate formation.
  • CO2 photoreduction to CO efficiency increased 12.81-fold compared to the base material.

Conclusions:

  • Lattice strain in BiFeO3 effectively accelerates the photoreduction of strongly adsorbed CO2.
  • The study provides insights into optimizing catalyst design for efficient CO2 utilization.
  • This approach offers a new strategy for rapid CO2 photoreduction processes.