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Effect of Electric Field on CO2 Photoreduction by TiO2 Film

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To mitigate the greenhouse effect, many studies have been carried out to improve the CO2 conversion efficiency of TiO2. Modification of TiO2 has been intensively investigated, but the influence of an electric field on photoreduction by this material remains largely unknown. Accordingly, in this study, we explored the effect of an electric field on the photoreduction process using a porous TiO2-Ti material. The results indicated that the CO yield improved 85-fold (equivalent to 4772 μmol/g h) when a 30-kV voltage was applied during the reduction process. To make the electric field effect fully functional, we also explored the effect of water on the photoreduction process, finding that TiO2 showed the highest conversion rate when the humidity was controlled at 50% relative humidity (RH).

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This research is supported by the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (No. 50772098).

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    Zhengfeng Huang, Xudong Cheng, Peimei Dong & Xiwen Zhang

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Huang, Z., Cheng, X., Dong, P. et al. Effect of Electric Field on CO2 Photoreduction by TiO2 Film. J. Electron. Mater. 46, 999–1004 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-5050-z

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