Solar energy is potentially the most promising type of renewable energy for large-scale utilization in the future, thus maximizing the use of solar energy has long been long pursued. Photo-thermo-catalysis (PTC) has presented a novel strategy that could utilize the full-spectrum sunlight to stimulate the synergy between photocatalysis (PC) and thermocatalysis (TC), which not only achieves high utilization efficiency of solar energy but also minimizes the energy consumption compared to sole PC and TC. This review strives to give a comprehensive overview of major advances of PTC. It starts with the fundamental mechanisms of PTC categorized by either heating mode (local and global) or photo-thermal synergic mode (thermal-assisted photocatalysis, photo-assisted thermocatalysis, photo-driven thermocatalysis and photo-thermal co-catalysis). Then, various photo-thermal materials are illustrated, including metals, semiconductors, carbon materials, etc. After that, we focus on the diverse applications of PTC, specifically in the fields of energy (CO₂ reduction and H₂ evolution), environment (VOCs and 4-NP degradations) and organic synthesis (Suzuki coupling and cyclocondensation reactions). Special emphasis is placed on the synergism of photo and thermal effect that leads to enhanced catalytic performances in PTC. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of PTC are discussed. We hope this review could shed some light on the fundamental mechanisms of PTC reactions and serve as a clearer guidance for synergistically high-efficient solar energy utilization systems in the future.

太阳能可能是未来大规模利用的最有希望的可再生能源类型，因此长期以来一直追求最大化利用太阳能。光热催化（PTC）提出了一种新颖的策略，可以利用全光谱太阳光来激发光催化（PC）和热催化（TC）之间的协同作用，这不仅可以实现太阳能的高利用效率，而且可以最大程度地减少太阳能的利用。与单独的PC和TC相比，能耗更高。这篇综述旨在全面概述PTC的主要进步。它从PTC的基本机理开始，这些机理根据加热模式（局部和全局）或光热协同模式（热辅助光催化，光辅助热催化，光驱动热催化和光热共催化）进行分类。然后，₂还原和H ₂放出），环境（VOC和4-NP降解）和有机合成（Suzuki偶联和环缩合反应）。特别强调光和热效应的协同作用，以提高PTC的催化性能。最后，讨论了PTC的挑战和前景。我们希望这次审查能为PTC反应的基本机制提供一些启示，并为将来协同高效的太阳能利用系统提供更清晰的指导。