Remarkable Photocatalytic H2O2 Production Efficiency over Ultrathin g-C3N4 Nanosheet with Large Surface Area and Enhanced Crystallinity by Two-Step Calcination

IF 10.8 2区 化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL 物理化学学报 Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.3866/PKU.WHXB202406019
Heng Chen, Longhui Nie, Kai Xu, Yiqiong Yang, Caihong Fang
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Abstract

The generation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from water and oxygen redox reaction by photocatalysis has acquired increasing attention owing to its green and clean properties. Aiming at the low intrinsic photocatalytic activity of carbon nitride (g-C3N4), here, an ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheet photocatalyst with a large surface area and enhanced crystallinity was fabricated by a two-step thermal polymerization technique. The calcination parameters showed a significant impact on the structural properties and catalytic performance of g-C3N4. The remarkable H2O2 yield (3177.0 μmolꞏg−1ꞏh−1) of CN-T-1 (by two-step calcination, 1 °Cꞏmin−1 optimal heating rate) was 3.7 times that (858.6 μmolꞏg−1ꞏh−1) of CN-O-1 (by one-step calcination, 1 °Cꞏmin−1 heating rate) and higher than those of pure g-C3N4 in literature. Most of the H2O2 yield for CN-T-1 remained after five cycles, showing good stability. The enhanced catalytic performance of CN-T-1 than CN-O-1 is owing to its larger specific surface area, enhanced crystallinity, higher oxygen adsorption ability and photogenerated carrier separation efficiency, longer lifetime of carriers, and slightly larger bandgap (3.07 eV, +0.26 eV bigger than CN-O-1) with more positive valence band position owing to ultrathin layers. The O2- radicals were verified to be the primary active species. A two-step single electron ORR pathway (O2+e-O2-H2O2) was confirmed for H2O2 production over CN-T-1.
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