| Autor: |
Xu Zhang, Hui Su, Peixin Cui, Yongyong Cao, Zhenyuan Teng, Qitao Zhang, Yang Wang, Yibo Feng, Ran Feng, Jixiang Hou, Xiyuan Zhou, Peijie Ma, Hanwen Hu, Kaiwen Wang, Cong Wang, Liyong Gan, Yunxuan Zhao, Qinghua Liu, Tierui Zhang, Kun Zheng |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2041-1723 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41467-023-42887-y |
| Popis: |
Abstract Photocatalytic two-electron oxygen reduction to produce high-value hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is gaining popularity as a promising avenue of research. However, structural evolution mechanisms of catalytically active sites in the entire photosynthetic H2O2 system remains unclear and seriously hinders the development of highly-active and stable H2O2 photocatalysts. Herein, we report a high-loading Ni single-atom photocatalyst for efficient H2O2 synthesis in pure water, achieving an apparent quantum yield of 10.9% at 420 nm and a solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency of 0.82%. Importantly, using in situ synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy we directly observe that initial Ni-N3 sites dynamically transform into high-valent O1-Ni-N2 sites after O2 adsorption and further evolve to form a key *OOH intermediate before finally forming HOO-Ni-N2. Theoretical calculations and experiments further reveal that the evolution of the active sites structure reduces the formation energy barrier of *OOH and suppresses the O=O bond dissociation, leading to improved H2O2 production activity and selectivity. |
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