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Construction of S-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into carbon-neutral fuels under sunlight is of paramount value for the sustainable development of energy. However, few reports are concerned the local structure and electronic structure of semiconductor heterojunction, which are importance of understanding the effect of heterojunction structure on the photocatalytic property. In this work, hierarchical alpha-Fe2O3/ g-C3N4 S-scheme heterojunctions were manufactured via an in situ self-assembly strategy for the efficient reduction of CO2. The generation rate of main product CO for optimal alpha-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 heterojunction is up to 215.8 mu mol g-1 h-1, with selectivity of 93.3 %, which is 17.5 and 6.1 times higher than those of pristine Fe2O3 and g-C3N4, respectively. The local structure and electronic structure for alpha-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 heterojunction are probed by hard X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) and soft X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), as well as density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. It is found that the Fe(d)-N(p) bond formed in alpha-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 heterojunction precisely connects the conduction band (CB) of Fe2O3 and the valence band (VB) of g-C3N4, which minimizes the charge transfer distance and facilitates CO2 photoreduction activity. This work provides important information for understanding the influence of interface local and electronic structure on the performance of photo-catalytic reduction of CO2 at the atomic level.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
ISSN: 0021-9797
Year: 2025
Volume: 685
Page: 1109-1121
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JCR@2023
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