Catalysts with coordinatively unsaturated Zn^d+ (d < 2) centers have recently attracted attention for the photocatalytic dehydrogenation of methane. On page 7824, T. Zhang and co-workers report that Zn⁺–Vo complexes are introduced by synthesizing ultrathin ZnAl-layer double hydroxide nanosheets, which exhibit extraordinarily high activity for the photoreduction of CO₂ to CO with water.

Adv. Mater., 2015