Polymeric Carbon Nitride Edged with Spatially Isolated Donor and Acceptor for Sunlight‐Driven H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Synthesis and In‐Situ Utilization
On-site H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> activation attracts much attention in energy conversion and environment remediation et al., yet remains challenging in its highly efficient and sustainable synthesis. Herein, we grafted a pair of spatially isolated donor (methoxyphenyl unit) and acceptor (anthraquinone unit) in polymeric carbon nitride edges, which induce directional electron-hole transfer to the two spatially separated dual active centers. Specifically, photogenerated electrons in the anthraquinone unit facilitate the 2e<sup>-</sup> ORR, while the methoxyphenyl unit, which gathers photogenerated holes, enables rapid 4e<sup>-</sup> WOR. More impressively, the anthraquinone unit also exhibits strong proton extraction capabilities to boost the generation of *OOH intermediates and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Consequently, the synthesized donor-polymeric carbon nitride-acceptor (DPA) catalyst shows a remarkable H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> yield of 6497.1 μM h<sup>-1</sup> g<sup>-1</sup> in pure water, surpassing traditional DP and PA catalysts. Because of its high efficiency, the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> product can efficiently degrade and mineralize various organic contaminants in a continuous-flow self-Fenton reactor under sunlight irradiation. Our work presents an unprecedented approach to designing photocatalysts with efficient H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> synthesis and practical application from a molecular engineering perspective.
Authors
- Huinan Che (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-5049)
- Chaoran Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5708-6457)
- Yanhui Ao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3665-9881)
- Chao Xue
- Qiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-1541)
- Kan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1121-3426)
- Kangsheng Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5800-5256)
Institutions
- Hohai University (CN)
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202417591
- Citations
- 49
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.02