Sharma, Pankaj;
Slater, Thomas JA;
Sharma, Monika;
Bowker, Michael;
Catlow, C Richard A;
(2022)
Enhanced H2O2 Production via Photocatalytic O2 Reduction over Structurally-Modified Poly(heptazine imide).
Chemistry of Materials
10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00528.
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Abstract
Solar H2O2 produced by O2 reduction provides a green, efficient, and ecological alternative to the industrial anthraquinone process and H2/O2 direct-synthesis. We report efficient photocatalytic H2O2 production at a rate of 73.4 mM h–1 in the presence of a sacrificial donor on a structurally engineered catalyst, alkali metal-halide modulated poly(heptazine imide) (MX → PHI). The reported H2O2 production is nearly 150 and >4250 times higher than triazine structured pristine carbon nitride under UV–visible and visible light (≥400 nm) irradiation, respectively. Furthermore, the solar H2O2 production rate on MX → PHI is higher than most of the previously reported carbon nitride (triazine, tri-s-triazine), metal oxides, metal sulfides, and other metal–organic photocatalysts. A record high AQY of 96% at 365 nm and 21% at 450 nm was observed. We find that structural modulation by alkali metal-halides results in a highly photoactive MX → PHI catalyst which has a broader light absorption range, enhanced light absorption ability, tailored bandgap, and a tunable band edge position. Moreover, this material has a different polymeric structure, high O2 trapping ability, interlayer intercalation, as well as surface decoration of alkali metals. The specific C≡N groups and surface defects, generated by intercalated MX, were also considered as potential contributors to the separation of photoinduced electron–hole pairs, leading to enhanced photocatalytic activity. A synergy of all these factors contributes to a higher H2O2 production rate. Spectroscopic data help us to rationalize the exceptional photochemical performance and structural characteristics of MX → PHI.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Enhanced H2O2 Production via Photocatalytic O2 Reduction over Structurally-Modified Poly(heptazine imide) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00528 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00528 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150249 |
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