Semiconductor/Electrolyte Interfaces for CO2 Reduction

Carbon dioxide has become the most discussed green house gas in the last decades. Impact on global warming gives rise to intensive research in the field of carbon capture and utilization. This work describes an approach of reducing CO2 to fuels and chemicals and therefore depicts a pathway towards CO2 recycling. Application of an electrochemical technique further offers the possibility of renewable energy storage in chemical compounds. Tackling the CO2 issue and involving at the same time the storage problem of renewable energies, such as solar or wind energy, provides a sustainable method of generating fuels and chemicals.