journal article·2025-08Open access

Elucidating Unique Synergic Enhancement Effect for H2O2 Production in Crystalline Carbon Nitride with Cyanamide‐Defect and Heptazine‐Triazine Junction

Changxuan Shi, Ronglan Pan, Jili Yuan, Chengbin Liu

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 31

Abstract

Abstract Cyanamide‐defect and heptazine/triazine (H/T) junction in g‐C3N4 (CN) have commonly been considered as an effective strategy for solar‐driven artificial H2O2 photosynthesis. However, their synergistic effect is still ambiguous regarding how to manipulate free electrons to effectively participate in the O2 reduction to H2O2. Herein, through the alkali‐salt‐assist‐thermal polymerization approach, a series of g‐C3N4 samples with cyanamide‐defect, and H/T junction aredeveloped. Subsequently, it is demonstrated that the appropriate ratio of cyanamide defect and H/T junction in crystalline CN can respectively facilitate the formation of free electrons at the shorter and longer lifetime scales due to their different strength driving forces. These electrons at the different lifetime scales can synergically and effectively participate in the direct 2e− and stepwise radical process for efficient H2O2 production. Eventually, it can elucidate that the optimal photocatalyst, owing to its crystalline structure with the proper ratio of H/T junction and cyanamide defect, achieved a remarkable H2O2 yield of 60.03 mmol h−1 g−1 with a quantum efficiency of 43.7% at 420 nm and a solar‐to‐chemical‐conversion efficiency of 2.55% under AM 1.5G irradiation. This work will open a bright avenue for the design of organic photocatalysts to manipulate charge carriers effectively engaging in the surface reaction.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Perovskite Materials and Applications · Ga2O3 and related materials

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Affiliations

Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering College of Materials & Metallurgy Guizhou University Huaxi District Guiyang 550025 P. R. China

College of Big Data and Information Engineering Guizhou University Huaxi District Guiyang 550025 P. R. China

College of Environment and Resources Xiangtan University Xiangtan Hunan 411105 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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