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  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Renewable Energy

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  • Artificial carbon fixation offers a pathway for environmental remediation and renewable energy.
  • Current limitations include slow oxygen evolution kinetics and poor carbon dioxide reduction selectivity.
  • Optimizing catalyst active sites is crucial for improving solar energy conversion efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an efficient artificial carbon fixation system for solar fuel production.
  • To enhance the kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and selectivity of CO2 reduction.
  • To improve overall solar-to-chemical energy conversion efficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Defect engineering of ultrathin FeNi catalysts on BiVO4 photoanodes to enhance OER activity.
  • Anchoring single-atom cobalt (II) phthalocyanine on N-rich carbon substrates for CO2 activation.
  • Integration of optimized photoanode and cathode for combined artificial photosynthesis.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high OER activity (6.51 mA cm⁻²) using defect-engineered FeNi catalysts.
  • Demonstrated high CO2-to-CO selectivity (>90% Faradaic efficiency) with single-atom cobalt catalysts.
  • Attained a record CO production rate (109.4 μmol cm⁻² h⁻¹) and solar conversion efficiency (5.41%).

Conclusions:

  • Rational regulation of catalyst coordination and electronic structure significantly enhances artificial photosynthesis.
  • The integrated system shows great promise for efficient solar fuel production and carbon cycle management.
  • This approach provides a viable strategy for advancing renewable energy technologies.