Indium-Doped Porous Carbon Nitride for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis

doi:10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.240399

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2025, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 480-489.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.240399

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Indium-Doped Porous Carbon Nitride for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis

Ri-Hui ZHANG¹^,², Ting-Yun JIA¹^,², Long YUAN³^,⁴, Xi CHANG³, Xiao-Tian YANG¹^,²^,³(), Ping WANG¹^,²^,³^,⁵()

^1.College of Chemistry，Jilin Normal University，Siping 136000，China
^2.Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environment Friendly Materials，Ministry of Education，Jilin Normal University，Changchun 130103，China
^3.Key Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Materials Growth and Device Application of Jilin Province，Jilin Normal University，Changchun 130103，China
^4.College of Physics，Jilin Normal University，Siping 136000，China
^5.Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing of Energy and Environmental Materials，Jilin Normal University，Siping 136000，China

Received:2024-12-09 Accepted:2025-03-03 Published:2025-04-01 Online:2025-05-14
Contact: Xiao-Tian YANG,Ping WANG
Supported by:
the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFB3603802);Jilin Provincial Natural Science Foundation(YDZJ202401364ZYTS);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62374073);the Key R&D Project of Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Plan(20220201068GX);the Open Project of the State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry(SKLEAC202302)

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Abstract

Abstract:

Photocatalytic technology is a promising strategy for hydrogen peroxide （H?O?） synthesis. However， the synthesis efficiency of H?O? still needs improvement due to the limited quantum efficiency， light absorption capability， and high cost of photocatalytic materials. To address these issues， in this study， we designed and synthesized indium （In）-doped porous carbon nitride （In-g-C?N?） photocatalytic materials and investigated their photocatalytic performance for direct H?O? synthesis under visible light irradiation. The results showed that the optimized In-g-C?N? exhibited a photocatalytic H?O? generation rate of 450.28 μmol/（g·h）， which is 3.12 times higher than that of undoped carbon nitride （g-C?N?）. Combined with experimental characterization and data analysis， it was revealed that the introduction of indium effectively promoted the separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers. By introducing templates to modulate the micro-nano structure of the material， the photocatalytic performance for H?O? production was significantly enhanced.

Key words: Photocatalysis, Carbon nitride, Hydrogen peroxide photoproduction, Metal doping

CLC Number:

O643

Ri-Hui ZHANG, Ting-Yun JIA, Long YUAN, Xi CHANG, Xiao-Tian YANG, Ping WANG. Indium-Doped Porous Carbon Nitride for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2025, 42(4): 480-489.

Figures/Tables 5

Fig.1 （A） Schematic diagram of the synthesis route of In x -g-C3N4；（B） SEM image of In10 mg-g-C3N4， scale bar=1 μm；（C） TEM image of In10 mg-g-C3N4， scale bar=200 nm；（D） EDS image of In10 mg-g-C3N4， scale bar=1 μm

Fig.2 （A） XRD patterns of g-C3N4， In2 mg-g-C3N4， In5 mg-g-C3N4， and In10 mg-g-C3N4；（B） FT-IR spectra of g-C3N4 and different In-doped samples；（C） C1s XPS spectra of g-C3N4 and In10 mg-g-C3N4；（D） N1s XPS spectra；（E） In3d XPS spectra of In10 mg-g-C3N4

Fig.3 Photocatalytic properties and charge carrier migration of In10 mg-g-C3N4， In5 mg-g-C3N4， In2 mg-g-C3N4， and g-C3N4

Fig.4 （A） H2O2 generation time curves for different CN photocatalysts. Experimental conditions： visible light irradiation （λ≥420 nm）， p（O2）=1.0325×105 Pa， T=303 K；（B） H2O2 generation cycling performance of In10 mg-g-C3N4；（C） Comparison of photocatalyst performance under different conditions （O2 saturation， air saturation， no IPA， dark state， and no catalyst）；（D） Photocatalytic H2O2 generation performance under O2 saturation， argon atmosphere， and in the presence of p-BQ as a scavenger

Fig.5 Schematic diagram of the H2O2 photocatalytic generation process

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