简介：Aone-pot,solvent-thermalprocesswasusedtocreatetheultrafineZnFe2O4nanoparticlesphotocatalyst.Duringthesolvent-thermalprocess,theinsituself-formingNaClnotonlyservedasa"cage"toconfinetheiondiffusion,butalsoactedasamicroreactorfornanocrystallitegrowth.Anaverageparticlesizeof~10nmandahigh-specificsurfaceareaof~112.9m2/gwereobservedfortheultrafineZnFe2O4nanoparticlesOwingtothesynergisticeffectofultrafineparticlesize,thefullutilizationofthevisiblelightregionandhighconductionband(CB)position,ultrafineZnFe2O4photocatalystdisplayedanefficientphotocatalyticCO2reductionundervisiblelightillumination.Besides,theultrafineZnFe2O4photocatalystshowedhighproductionselectivityforCH3CHOandC2H5OHgenerationinaqueousCO2/NaHCO3solution.Thisworkmayprovideanewideaforthesynthesisofnewhigh-efficiencyphotocatalysts.