Unraveling the Essential Role of Consecutive Protonation Steps in Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction when Using Au Nanorods in a MOF

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 64; no. 16; pp. e202500269 - n/a
• Main Authors: Huang, Tianyi, Han, Jianyu, Li, Zhongqiu, Hong, Yixin, Gu, Xiaofei, Wu, Yafeng, Zhang, Yuanjian, Liu, Songqin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 11.04.2025
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide fixation; CO2 Photoreduction; Electron transfer; Gold; In situ Raman; Intermediates; Metal-organic frameworks; Methane; Nanorods; Photocatalysis; Photosynthesis; Plasmon; Porphyrins; Protonation; Reaction mechanisms; Zirconium

The proton‐coupled electron transfer process (PCET) plays a crucial role in both natural and artificial photosynthesis, including CO2 fixation chemistry. However, difficulties in capturing the transient intermediates generated during the protonation process impede the clarification of the fundamenta...