Citation: Yan Wang, Jiaqi Zhang, Xiaofeng Wu, Sibo Wang, Masakazu Anpo, Yuanxing Fang. Elucidating oxygen evolution and reduction mechanisms in nitrogen-doped carbon-based photocatalysts[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(2): 110439. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110439 shu

Elucidating oxygen evolution and reduction mechanisms in nitrogen-doped carbon-based photocatalysts

Yan Wang ^a ,
Jiaqi Zhang ^a ,
Xiaofeng Wu ^{b, c} ,
Sibo Wang ^a ,
Masakazu Anpo ^a ,
Yuanxing Fang ^{a, b, *,}

a.
State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
b.
Sino-UK International Joint Laboratory on Photocatalysis for Clean Energy and Advanced Chemicals & Materials, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
c.
Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom

yxfang@fzu.edu.cn

Received Date: 12 May 2024
Revised Date: 6 September 2024
Accepted Date: 9 September 2024
Available Online: 10 September 2024

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Solar-induced water oxidation reaction (WOR) for oxygen evolution is a critical step in the transformation of Earth’s atmosphere from a reducing to an oxidation one during its primordial stages. WOR is also associated with important reduction reactions, such as oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which leads to the production of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). These transitions are instrumental in the emergence and evolution of life. In this study, transition metals were loaded onto nitrogen-doped carbon (NDC) prepared under the primitive Earth’s atmospheric conditions. These metal-loaded NDC samples were found to catalyze both WOR and ORR under light illumination. The chemical pathways initiated by the pristine and metal-loaded NDC were investigated. This study provides valuable insights into potential mechanisms relevant to the early evolution of our planet.
- Nitrogen-doped carbon,
- Chemical vapor deposition,
- Photocatalysis,
- Water oxidation reaction,
- Oxygen reduction reaction
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