Fig. 1: Materials design and experimental set-up.
From: Methane oxidation to ethanol by a molecular junction photocatalyst
a,b, Spatial distribution of the HOMO (a) and LUMO (b) of CTF-1 catalyst. c, Most favourable adsorption site of methyl radical on CTF-1 estimated by first-principles calculation (C, N and H atoms are shown in gold, blue and white, respectively). d, Schematic representation of the reaction system of the photocatalytic methane oxidation to high-value chemicals; the reactor was sealed by a polytetrafluoroethylene screw-type jacket, the yellow part represents the photocatalyst. e, Online MS responses of ethanol, water and oxygen of the outlet gas during the selective photocatalytic oxidation of methane. Reaction conditions, gas flow rate 40 ml min−1, ambient temperature and 365-nm LED irradiation.
