Orientational-growth of Cu2O {111} or {110} facets induced by frustules for CO2-H2O specific photo(electro)chemical conversion into methanol/ethanol under visible-light

p-Type-semiconductor Cu2O facets {111} (octahedral) and {110} (rhombododecahedral) present a higher photo(electro)catalytic activity towards CO2RRs (CO2 Reduction Reaction) than {100} (cubic). Two frustules (the siliceous skeleton of microalgae Diatoms) having a different morphology, namely: Navicul...

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Published in:	Journal of CO2 Utilization
Main Authors:	Michele Aresta, Tomasz Baran, Domenico Caringella, Shambel G. Wasse, Yusuf I. Abubakar, Alessandra Petrucciani, Alessandra Norici, Ernesto Mesto, Elvira De Giglio, Roberto Comparelli, Angela Dibenedetto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Structure of frustules C-free frustules Frustules as templates of Copper(I)oxide {111} and {110} facets Photoelectronic properties of facets Activity of facets in CO2RR
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982025000551