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Constructing heterostructures and designing excellent structures to simulate natural photosynthesis are effective ways to efficiently and selectively convert CO2into products with high energy. Herein, a novel 0D/3D heterostructure composed of Cd0.5Zn0.5S quantum dots and CdIn2S4nano-octahedron was resoundingly fabricated via a simple solvothermal–coprecipitation method. The optimal yields of CO2photoreduction to CO and CH4over the Cd0.5Zn0.5S/CdIn2S4composite material could reach up to 14.07 and 4.23 μmol/g/h, respectively, which was primarily due to the synergistic effect of the 0D/3D heterostructure and unique morphology, thus accelerating the transfer of light-induced carriers. In addition, the as-fabricated composite exhibited excellent stability and weaker photocorrosion. Hence, this work could provide a simple and efficient route for the design and construction of photocatalysts with superior activity for CO2photoreduction.

In this work, an urchinlike W18O49/g-C3N4composite was fabricated via a simple hydrothermal process. The photocatalytic CO2conversion reaction was applied to evaluate the photocatalytic behavior of this catalytic system, and the WOCN-20 wt % heterojunction displayed superior photocatalytic behavior under full spectrum light irradiation, which was 6.46 μmol·h–1·g–1for CO and 3.97 μmol·h–1·g–1for CH4, respectively. Furthermore, in the near-infrared region, the composite photocatalysts also displayed excellent photocatalytic performance. A large number of characterizations and testing measures were carried out to study the components, morphology, and physicochemical properties of W18O49/g-C3N4photocatalyst, which were helpful to exploring and understanding the reasons for the improvement of catalytic performance. The boosted activity resulted from the tight contact between W18O49and g-C3N4and the formation of a Z-scheme heterojunction. The local surface plasmonic resonance (LSPR) of W5+also contributed to the realization of efficient photocatalysis under near-infrared light. The Z-scheme electron transport model could realize the efficient separation of light-induced e––h+pairs and reduce the recombination rate, thereby boosting the CO2photocatalytic reduction process.