This research aims to develop a method for fabricating CoO/Co3O4 heterojunctions to enhance CO2 reduction performance.
Developed a one-step solvothermal method for fabrication of CoO/Co3O4 heterojunctions.
Focused on creating heterostructures with abundant oxygen vacancies.
Evaluated photocatalytic performance in CO2 reduction.
Heterostructures exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance for CO2 reduction.
Significant presence of oxygen vacancies correlated with increased efficiency.
Enhanced reaction rates observed compared to traditional methods.
Abstract
A one-step solvothermal method is developed to fabricate CoO/Co 3 O 4 heterojunctions with abundant oxygen vacancies that exhibit excellent photocatalytic CO 2 –CO-reduction performance.