Abstract
We employ transient absorption spectroscopy to record the absorption spectrum of photogenerated charge carriers in Cu2O. We have found that CO2 reduction in Cu2O is limited by fast electron-hole recombination. The deposition of RuOx nanoparticles on Cu2O results in a twofold increased yield of long-lived electrons, indicating partially reduced electron-hole recombination losses. This observation correlates with an approximately sixfold increase in the yield of CO2 reduction to CO. This journal is
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5922-5926 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 13 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Apr 2014 |