Metal-Oxo Cluster Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Carbon Dioxide Reduction

• Published in: Transactions of Tianjin University Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 214 - 225
• Main Authors: Lan, Qing, Jin, Sujuan, Yang, Bohan, Zhao, Qiang, Si, Chaolei, Xie, Haiquan, Zhang, Zhiming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tianjin Tianjin University 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Solar Catalysis,College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering,Nanyang Normal University,Nanyang 473061,China%Institute of New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technology,Tianjin University of Technology,Tianjin 300384,China
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Catalysts; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mechanical Engineering; Metal clusters; Metal-organic frameworks; multidisciplinary; Photocatalysis; Photosynthesis; Polyoxometallates; Review; Science; Structural models; Transition metals; Water splitting; Water splitting; Polyoxomatalate; Photocatalysis; Polynuclear metal-oxo clusters; Carbon dioxide photoreduction
• ISSN: 1006-4982; 1995-8196
• DOI: 10.1007/s12209-022-00324-z

Photocatalytic water splitting and carbon dioxide photoreduction are considered effective strategies for alleviating the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Polynuclear metal-oxo clusters possess excellent electron storage/release ability and unique catalytic properties via intermetallic synergy, which enables them with great potential in environmentally friendly photosynthesis. Importantly, metal-oxo clusters with precise structure can not only act as high-efficiency catalysts but also provide well-defined structural models for exploring structure–activity relationships. In this review, we systematically summarize recent progress in the catalytic application of polynuclear metal-oxo clusters, including polyoxometalate clusters, low-cost transition metal clusters, and metal-oxo-cluster-based metal–organic frameworks for water splitting and CO 2 reduction. Furthermore, we discuss the challenges and solutions to the problems of polynuclear metal - oxo clusters in photocatalysis.