A polymeric-semiconductor–metal-complex hybrid photocatalyst for visible-light CO2 reduction

Kazuhiko Maeda; Keita Sekizawa; Osamu Ishitani

doi:10.1039/C3CC45532G

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A polymeric-semiconductor–metal-complex hybrid photocatalyst for visible-light CO₂ reduction†

Kazuhiko Maeda,*^ab Keita Sekizawa^a and Osamu Ishitani^a

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^a Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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^b Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

Abstract

A polymeric carbon nitride semiconductor is demonstrated to photocatalyse CO₂ reduction to formic acid under visible light (λ > 400 nm) with a high turnover number (>200 for 20 hours) and selectivity (>80%), when coupled with a molecular ruthenium complex as a catalyst.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC45532G
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 22 Jul 2013
Accepted: 27 Aug 2013
First published: 28 Aug 2013

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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 10127-10129

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A polymeric-semiconductor–metal-complex hybrid photocatalyst for visible-light CO₂ reduction

K. Maeda, K. Sekizawa and O. Ishitani, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 10127 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45532G

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