Rational Construction of Metal Organic Framework Hybrid Assemblies for Visible Light-Driven CO2 Conversion

Photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to value-added chemicals is known to be a promising approach for CO 2 conversion. The design and preparation of ideal photocatalysts for CO 2 conversion are of pivotal significance for the sustainable development of the whole society. In this work, we integrated two functional organic linkers to prepare a novel metal organic framework (MOF) photocatalyst {[Co(9,10-bis(4-pyridyl)anthracene) 0.5 (bpda)]·4DMF} (Co-MOF). The existence of anthryl and amino groups leads to a wide range of visible light absorption and efficient separation of photogenerated electrons. To extend the lifetime of photogenerated electrons in the photocatalytic system, we modified Co-MOF particles onto g-C 3 N 4 . As expected, Co-MOF/g-C 3 N 4 composites exhibited an ultrahigh selectivity (more than 97%) in the photocatalytic process, and the highest CO production rate (1824 μmol/g/h) was 7.1 and 27.2 times of Co-MOFs and g-C 3 N 4, respectively. What’s more, we also discussed the reaction mechanism of the Co-MOF/g-C 3 N 4 photocatalytic CO 2 reduction, and this work paves the pathway for designing photocatalysts with ideal CO 2 reduction performance.