Spatial Coupling of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Selective Oxidation on Covalent Triazine Framework/ZnIn2S4 Core–Shell Structures

Abstract Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction coupled with alcohol oxidation to aldehyde presents a promising strategy for the simultaneous production of fuels and valuable chemicals. The efficiency of the coupled photocatalytic reactions remains low due to poor charge separation, difficulty in CO 2 activation, and uncontrolled compatibility between reactions. This work presents S‐bridged covalent triazine framework (SCTF) core‐ZnIn 2 S 4 shell photocatalysts for simultaneous CO 2 reduction and selective furfural synthesis at distinct active sites. As evidenced by in situ X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy, photogenerated electrons in the composite photocatalysts transfer from the ZnIn 2 S 4 shell to the SCTF core, improving charge separation. Experimental and theoretical results confirm that the presence of pyridine N atoms (Lewis basic sites) in SCTF enhances CO 2 adsorption, thereby reducing the energy barrier for *COOH generation and promoting *CO production. Meanwhile, furfuryl alcohol oxidation and deprotonation occur on ZnIn 2 S 4 by consuming photogenerated holes, which in turn benefits the conversion of CO 2 to CO. As a result, the optimized SCTF/ZnIn 2 S 4 ‐0.2 core/shell photocatalyst exhibited a superior CO production yield of 263.5 µmol g −1 and 95% conversion of furfuryl alcohol to aldehyde under simulated sunlight irradiation.