Solar-driven reduction of CO2 into energy-rich fuels, such as CO, HCOOH, and CH3OH, has been conceived as a highly promising approach to solve energy crisis and environmental pollution. Throughout the molecular photocatalytic systems, numerous catalysts, such as complexes of Re, Ru, Fe, Co and Ni, have been developed with detailed study of their catalytic mechanism. In light of their relatively mature study, more and more attention has turned to accelerate electron transfer between catalyst and antenna molecules to promote CO2 reduction.
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Source: Phys.org