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Nitrogen-doped sp3 carbon dot catalysed two-electron electrochemical oxygen reduction for efficient production of hydrogen peroxide†
Jianhua Shen,Xinyue Qiu,Yihua Zhu
Journal of Materials Chemistry A Pub Date : 05/09/2023 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D3TA01920A
Abstract

The electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), serving as a safe and environmentally friendly technique for producing hydrogen peroxide, has attracted much attention most recently. In this work, novel metal-free diamond carbon dots (DCDs) with nitrogen doping are proposed for 2e ORR, aiming to reveal the promotion of catalytic activity by its heteroatom doping in synergy with the unique sp3-dominant conformation. Various test characterization methods were used to investigate the configuration, heteroatom doping, and crystal growth regulation of DCDs in a comprehensive manner, which indicated that the nitrogen-doped sp3 diamond configuration is highly active in catalysing 2e ORR, while the quantum size effect and abundant C[double bond, length as m-dash]O functional groups also contributed to the catalytic activity. It was also combined with electrochemical tests to reveal H2O2 selectivity (up to 99%) and the corresponding conformational relationships. Monitoring bulk H2O2 yield and long-term stability tests were carried out in an assembled H-type electrolytic cell. The yield of H2O2 reached 1302.14 mmol gCatalyst−1 h−1, while the Faraday efficiency averaged 90.4%, and with good stability. Finally, the most dynamic active sites of nitrogen-doped DCDs were reasonably deduced from the local charge regulation brought about by N-doped sp3C by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

Graphical abstract: Nitrogen-doped sp3 carbon dot catalysed two-electron electrochemical oxygen reduction for efficient production of hydrogen peroxide
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