Few-Layer Fullerene Network for Photocatalytic Pure Water Splitting into H 2 and H 2 O 2 .

Authors :: Wang T
Zhang L
Wu J
Chen M
Yang S
Lu Y
Du P
Source :: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) [Angew Chem Int Ed Engl] 2023 Oct 02; Vol. 62 (40), pp. e202311352. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 29.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: A few-layer fullerene network possesses several advantageous characteristics, including a large surface area, abundant active sites, high charge mobility, and an appropriate band gap and band edge for solar water splitting. Herein, we report for the first time that the few-layer fullerene network shows interesting photocatalytic performance in pure water splitting into H <subscript>2</subscript> and H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> in the absence of any sacrificial reagents. Under optimal conditions, the H <subscript>2</subscript> and H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> evolution rates can reach 91 and 116 μmol g <superscript>-1</superscript> h <superscript>-1</superscript> , respectively, with good stability. This work demonstrates the novel application of the few-layer fullerene network in the field of energy conversion.<br /> (© 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH.)

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