Synergy of Triphase Interface Engineering and Electronic Modulation of Carbon Nitride Networks for Continuous‐Flow Photosynthesis of H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub>
Abstract Artificial photosynthesis of H 2 O 2 via 2e oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by graphitic carbon nitride (CN) is a promising alternative to the energy‐consuming anthraquinone process, however, suffers from limited O 2 supply, insufficient activity, and extra cost in post‐synthesis separation. To overcome these problems, this work reports a hydrophobic CN/carbon fiber networks based triphase continuous‐flow photoreactor for H 2 O 2 photosynthesis, which is enabled by surface chemical modification of CN nanolayer with benzyliamino group. The introduced benzyliamino group imparts hydrophobic surface, extended light absorption, improves charge separation, and favorable O 2 adsorption and 2e ORR selectivity. Finite element simulation shows fast O 2 supply at the triphase interface. H 2 O 2 production experiments demonstrate an impressive yield of 936 µmol m −2 h −1 when using pure water as proton source, which is >3‐fold higher than in liquid/solid two‐phase system. Systematical mechanism study discloses that O 2 prefers to be adsorbed at the benzylamino group‐adjacent triazine structure due to the enriched local electron density, and then undergoes a sequential two‐step 1e ORR process to produce H 2 O 2 . The synergistic combination of triphase interface engineering and electronic modulation in continuous‐flow photosynthesis of H 2 O 2 in this work resolves multiple problems and provides a new avenue for designing advanced photocatalysis systems in liquid–solid–gas triphase reactions.
Authors
- Zongxing Tu
- Tong Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-5037)
- Guiming Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-1310)
- Xiaoying Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5196-3059)
- Qin Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9975-950X)
- Suqin Wu
- He Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-0047)
- Bin Lei
Institutions
- Jiangxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202522655
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Jiangxi Normal University