Embedding Au nanoclusters into the pores of carboxylated COF for the efficient photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide
Qigao Shang, Yanyang Liu, Jing Ai, Ying Yan, Xiaofang Yang, Dongsheng Wang, Guiying Liao
Abstract
TCOF was modified with carboxy-quinoline in its pores as growth sites for gold NCs. Construction of an Au@COF photocatalyst is facilitated by COF–O–Au bonding bridges, resulting in increased charge-separation efficiency and excellent photocatalytic H 2 O 2 production under simulated solar irradiation.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisHydrogen peroxideNanoclustersQuinolineMaterials scienceChemical engineeringIrradiationPhotochemistryNuclear chemistryChemistryCatalysisNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysicsEngineeringNuclear physicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanocluster Synthesis and Applications