Non‐Metal Silicon Single‐Atom Catalysts with Unsymmetrically Tetradentate O <sub>3</sub> N <sub>1</sub> Moiety Enabling Ampere‐Level H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> Electrosynthesis

The development of efficient and stable catalysts for scalable and sustainable hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) electrosynthesis via two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e-ORR) is of great significance to replace the high-pollution anthraquinone oxidation process. Herein, O/N dual-coordinated silicon (Si) single-atom catalysts (SACs) uniformly immobilized on N-doped graphene (SiO<sub>3</sub>-NC) are successfully synthesized using silicate as Si dopant via controllable solvothermal and nitridation processes. In the synthesize reaction, Si centers convert from Si-O<sub>3</sub> planar triangle to unsymmetrical Si-O<sub>3</sub>N<sub>1</sub> tetrahedron, which effectively modify the electronic distribution of the carbon matrix, providing high-density active sites for electrocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production. SiO<sub>3</sub>-NC catalysts achieve industrial-relevant current densities for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production with a record-high productivity of 63.69 mol h<sup>-1</sup> g<sub>cat.</sub> <sup>-1</sup>, while maintaining exceptional Faradaic efficiencies and stability. In situ spectroscopic studies and theoretical calculations uncover that the unsymmetrically Si-O<sub>3</sub>N<sub>1</sub> configuration acts as an active center, which affords near-optimal binding strength for OOH* adsorption and accelerates the kinetics of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> formation, thus promoting 2e-ORR process.

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2025-07-14
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The development of efficient and stable catalysts for scalable and sustainable hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) electrosynthesis via two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e-ORR) is of great significance to replace the high-pollution anthraquinone oxidation process. Herein, O/N dual-coordinated silicon (Si) single-atom catalysts (SACs) uniformly immobilized on N-doped graphene (SiO<sub>3</sub>-NC) are successfully synthesized using silicate as Si dopant via controllable solvothermal and nitridation processes. In the synthesize reaction, Si centers convert from Si-O<sub>3</sub> planar triangle to unsymmetrical Si-O<sub>3</sub>N<sub>1</sub> tetrahedron, which effectively modify the electronic distribution of the carbon matrix, providing high-density active sites for electrocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production. SiO<sub>3</sub>-NC catalysts achieve industrial-relevant current densities for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production with a record-high productivity of 63.69 mol h<sup>-1</sup> g<sub>cat.</sub> <sup>-1</sup>, while maintaining exceptional Faradaic efficiencies and stability. In situ spectroscopic studies and theoretical calculations uncover that the unsymmetrically Si-O<sub>3</sub>N<sub>1</sub> configuration acts as an active center, which affords near-optimal binding strength for OOH* adsorption and accelerates the kinetics of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> formation, thus promoting 2e-ORR process.

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Rice University, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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