Recently, Dr. Yaguang Li et al. from Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality are invited by the prestigious international journal ACS Nano to review the modulated use of sunlight and its catalytic performance of nanostructured materials for photothermal catalytic carbon dioxide hydrogenation reaction. The related paper "Nanostructured Materials for Photothermal Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation: Regulating Solar Utilization and Catalytic Performance" was published in "ACS Nano" with Hebei University as the main research institution (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09025). Dr. Lv Cuncun, Ph.D. students Bai Xianhua, Dr. Ning Shangbo are co-first authors, and Dr. Li Yaguang and Professor Ye Jinhua are co-corresponding authors.

Conversion of CO₂ into fuels or chemicals by photothermal catalytic carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrogenation is an effective method to alleviate energy shortage and achieve carbon neutrality. The design strategy of nanostructured materials in the photothermal catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation process is crucial for building photothermal devices, designing and preparing catalysts, and obtaining the best photothermal CO₂ hydrogenation performance. In this article, the authors first summarize several important nano-material design strategies to improve photothermal catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation performance, including promoting light collection to increase solar absorption, and reducing thermal conductivity and infrared emissivity to improve solar energy utilization. Meanwhile, this work illustrates the latest applications of photothermal-catalyzed CO₂ hydrogenation to generate C1 products (e.g., CO, CH₄, and CH₃OH) and multicarbon hydrocarbon (C²⁺) products. At the end of the paper, it provides insights into the future prospects and development of photothermal CO₂ utilization.

This work was supported by the Hebei Province Outstanding Youth Fund, National Natural Science Foundation project, Hebei University Life Science and Green Development Research Institute project, Hebei University Natural Science Multidisciplinary Research project, and Hokkaido University Photon project funding.

Nanostructured Materials for Photothermal Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation Regulating Solar Utilization and Catalytic Performance.pdf

Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c09025