Room-Temperature Synthesis of Covalently Bridged MOP@TpPa-CH3 Composite Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis.

Abstract

The conversion of CO2 into useful chemicals via photocatalysts is a promising strategy for resolving the environmental problems caused by the addition of CO2. Herein, a series of composite photocatalysts MOP@TpPa-CH3 based on MOP-NH2 and TpPa-CH3 through covalent bridging have been prepared via a facile room-temperature evaporation method and employed for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. The photocatalytic performances of MOP@TpPa-CH3 are greater than those of TpPa-CH3 and MOP-NH2, where the CO generation rate of MOP@TpPa-CH3 under 10% CO2 still reaches 119.25 μmol g-1 h-1, which is 2.18 times higher than that under pure CO2 (54.74 μmol g-1 h-1). To investigate the structural factors affecting the photocatalytic activity, MOP@TBPa-CH3 without C═O groups is synthesized, and the photoreduction performance is also evaluated. The controlling experimental results demonstrate that the excellent photoreduction CO2 performance of MOP@TpPa-CH3 in a 10% CO2 atmosphere is due to the presence of C═O groups in TpPa-CH3. This work offers a new design and construction strategy for novel MOP@COF composites.