articleAdvanced MaterialsMay 7, 2022Closed access

Polarization Engineering of Covalent Triazine Frameworks for Highly Efficient Photosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from Molecular Oxygen and Water

Beijing Institute of Technology · Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract Two‐electron oxygen photoreduction to hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is seriously inhibited by its sluggish charge kinetics. Herein, a polarization engineering strategy is demonstrated by grafting (thio)urea functional groups onto covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs), giving rise to significantly promoted charge separation/transport and obviously enhanced proton transfer. The thiourea‐functionalized CTF (Bpt‐CTF) presents a substantial improvement in the photocatalytic H 2 O 2 production rate to 3268.1 µmol h −1 g −1 with no sacrificial agents or cocatalysts that is over an order of magnitude higher than unfunctionalized CTF (Dc‐CTF), and a remarkable quantum efficiency of 8.6% at 400 nm. Mechanistic…

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Keywords
  • Thiourea
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Photochemistry
  • Triazine
  • Oxygen evolution
  • Materials science
  • Photocatalysis
  • Covalent bond
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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