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Overall photosynthesis of H2O2 by an inorganic semiconductor

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  • Tian Liu

    (Zhejiang University)

  • Zhenhua Pan

    (Chuo University)

  • Junie Jhon M. Vequizo

    (Shinshu University)

  • Kosaku Kato

    (Toyota Technological Institute)

  • Binbin Wu

    (Zhejiang University)

  • Akira Yamakata

    (Toyota Technological Institute)

  • Kenji Katayama

    (Chuo University)

  • Baoliang Chen

    (Zhejiang University)

  • Chiheng Chu

    (Zhejiang University)

  • Kazunari Domen

    (Shinshu University
    The University of Tokyo)

Abstract

Artificial photosynthesis of H2O2 using earth-abundant water and oxygen is a promising approach to achieve scalable and cost-effective solar fuel production. Recent studies on this topic have made significant progress, yet are mainly focused on using organic polymers. This set of photocatalysts is susceptible to potent oxidants (e.g. hydroxyl radical) that are inevitably formed during H2O2 generation. Here, we report an inorganic Mo-doped faceted BiVO4 (Mo:BiVO4) system that is resistant to radical oxidation and exhibits a high overall H2O2 photosynthesis efficiency among inorganic photocatalysts, with an apparent quantum yield of 1.2% and a solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency of 0.29% at full spectrum, as well as an apparent quantum yield of 5.8% at 420 nm. The surface-reaction kinetics and selectivity of Mo:BiVO4 were tuned by precisely loading CoOx and Pd on {110} and {010} facets, respectively. Time-resolved spectroscopic investigations of photocarriers suggest that depositing select cocatalysts on distinct facet tailored the interfacial energetics between {110} and {010} facets and enhanced charge separation in Mo:BiVO4, therefore overcoming a key challenge in developing efficient inorganic photocatalysts. The promising H2O2 generation efficiency achieved by delicate design of catalyst spatial and electronic structures sheds light on applying robust inorganic particulate photocatalysts to artificial photosynthesis of H2O2.

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  • Tian Liu & Zhenhua Pan & Junie Jhon M. Vequizo & Kosaku Kato & Binbin Wu & Akira Yamakata & Kenji Katayama & Baoliang Chen & Chiheng Chu & Kazunari Domen, 2022. "Overall photosynthesis of H2O2 by an inorganic semiconductor," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-28686-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28686-x
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