Synergistic Redox Dual‐Site Strategy to Boost Photosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide
Abstract Graphitized carbon nitride (C 3 N 4 )‐based photocatalysts provide a prospective approach for producing hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) in artificial photosynthesis. However, their activity is constrained by the sluggish water oxidation reaction (WOR) process, which hampers the supply of protons and electrons necessary for the oxygen reduction reaction. Here, this work demonstrates a synergistic redox dual‐site strategy via co‐modified with 3,4,9,10‐perylenetetracarboxylic acid diimide (PDI) and Pt single atoms in C 3 N 4 support, which achieves an exceptional H 2 O 2 yield of 802 µmol g −1 h −1 and a selectivity of 91.8% without sacrificial agents. Mechanistic studies reveal that Pt single atoms act as photogenerated electron‐rich sites to effectively activate O 2 to form superoxide radicals, and PDI promotes WOR driving force to provide abundant protons. The optimized reduction and oxidation half‐reactions improve the proton‐coupled electron transfer process, thereby enhancing the selective photosynthesis of H 2 O 2 . This work underscores the importance of finely controlling half‐reactions in photocatalytic processes to promote efficient and synergistic overall reactions.
Authors
- Rongao Zhang
- Xusheng Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2559-6106)
- Huarong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-1241)
- Zhentao Ma
- Zhilin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5144-8011)
- Haonan Xu
- Peigen Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-2786)
- Zixiang Huang
- Yuandong Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3925-5310)
- Jing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7650-4702)
- Kun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7995-3796)
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202420504
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- National Key Research and Development Program of China