Boosting the photocatalytic ability of Cu2O nanowires for CO2 conversion by MXene quantum dots

• Main Authors: Zeng, Zhiping, Yan, Yibo, Chen, Jie, Zan, Ping, Tian, Qinghua, Chen, Peng
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; CO2 Reduction; Cu2O Nanowires
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137273
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

MXene quantum dots (QDs) are emerging 0D nanomaterials. Here, a new heterostructure is developed based on a 1D photoactive semiconductor and a 0D MXene QD for improved photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into methanol. Specifically, Ti3C2 QDs are incorporated onto Cu2O nanowires (NWs) through a simple s...