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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> for selective CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to CH<sub>3</sub>OH via facile coupling of ZnO: a direct Z-scheme mechanism

Weilai Yu, Difa Xu, Tianyou Peng

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2015 · 934 citations · 55 references

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Abstract

A direct Z-scheme g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/ZnO binary composite photocatalytic system was constructed and exhibited enhanced photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction activity compared to g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> or ZnO.

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