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The exploitation of efficient, robust, and easily recyclable catalysts is highly desirable for photochemical CO2 reduction to produce fuels and chemicals. Herein, we demonstrate the preparation of Ni@GC magnetic hollow spheres composed of metallic Ni nanoparticles surrounded by few-layered graphitic carbon (GC) for photocatalytic CO2 reduction with high efficiency. The Ni@GC hollow spheres were prepared by thermal annealing a Ni-containing metal-organic framework (Ni-MOF) under N2 atmosphere. A series of physiochemical characterizations reveal that the Ni@GC hollow spheres are successfully synthesized with large surface area and highly porous structure. In the presence of Ni-C bonding, the porous Ni@GC material can efficiently accelerate the separation and transportation of photoexcited charges, as well as improve CO2 adsorption. With the cooperation of a ruthenium photosensitizer under visible light irradiation, the Ni@GC catalyst exhibits a high CO2-to-CO conversion activity, giving a superior CO-production rate of 27 μmol h-1 (e.g., 9.0 mmol h-1 g-1). Moreover, the Ni@GC photocatalyst is highly stable and can be separated easily by a magnetic field for reuse. The possible photosensitized CO2 conversion mechanism is also proposed based on the relative energy levels of the Ni@GC catalyst and the ruthenium photosensitizer. © 2019 American Chemical Society.
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
ISSN: 2574-0962
Year: 2019
Issue: 10
Volume: 2
Page: 7670-7678
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