Influence of light on ad- and desorption processes on titanium dioxide surfaces towards efficient CO2 photoreduction

Abstract

This work addresses the often-overlooked effect of light-induced sorption behavior of CO2 on powder TiO2 surfaces, as potential first step to photocatalytic CO2 activation. These investigations will lead to a more detailed understanding of the light-induced chemistry of CO2 on TiO2, to eventually unravel the CO2 photoreduction mechanism.