A metal-free photocatalyst for highly efficient hydrogen peroxide photoproduction in real seawater

It is a challenge to produce hydrogen peroxide in seawater by photocatalysis. Here, the authors design and synthesize a metal-free photocatalyst based on carbon dots with a salt-protective electron sink effect, which exhibits enhanced hydrogen peroxide photoproduction in real seawater.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qingyao Wu, Jingjing Cao, Xiao Wang, Yan Liu, Yajie Zhao, Hui Wang, Yang Liu, Hui Huang, Fan Liao, Mingwang Shao, Zhenghui Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20823-8