Construction of a 0D/2D S‑Scheme Heterojunction Based on Ni-Doped CsPbBr3 and ZnO for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Tongbin Zhang, Shuang Wang, Xiaoyan Liu, Hougang Fan, Jian Cao, Lili Yang, Qiong Wu, Yanli Chen, Xin Li, Maobin Wei · 2026
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Tongbin Zhang and co-authors build a light-driven catalyst that turns carbon dioxide into useful gases more efficiently. Their design pairs nickel-doped cesium lead bromide crystals with zinc oxide sheets in an S-scheme junction, where the two parts share charge. The tiny crystals were made by a hot-injection method and stuck onto the sheets by simple electric attraction. Nickel widens the range of light the crystals can absorb, and the flat contact between parts shortens the path charges must travel.
After four hours under light like sunlight, the best mix produced carbon monoxide and methane at rates several times higher than either part alone. For methane, the rate stood far above plain zinc oxide. The team credits the pairing of nickel doping with the junction design: they harvest more light, steer charges apart, and help carbon dioxide stick and react.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tongbin Zhang, Shuang Wang, Xiaoyan Liu, Hougang Fan, Jian Cao, Lili Yang, Qiong Wu, Yanli Chen, Xin Li, Maobin Wei |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |