B. Eggins, Peter K. J. Robertson, E. Murphy
Oct 15, 1998
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Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-chemistry
Abstract
Abstract Carbon dioxide was reduced photocatalytically using aqueous CdS or ZnS colloids containing tetramethylammonium chloride to give the dimeric and tetrameric products namely, oxalate, glyoxylate, glycolate and tartrate. A model is presented to explain the role of the tetramethylammonium ions. Studies were also performed using ZnO, SiC, BaTiO 3 and Sr TiO 3 , which in the absence of tetramethylammonium ions produced formate and formaldehyde. The relative quantum efficiencies of the six semiconductors were related to their band gaps and conduction band potentials. The role and effectiveness of several `hole acceptor' (electron donor) compounds in this process is shown to be related to their redox potentials.