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氮化碳的氮空位与可见光催化产H2O2研究

曾子杰a, 彭子凌b, 王晨a, 谈发堂a, 王新云a, 王保强c, 王维*,a   

  1. a材料成形与模具技术全国重点实验室 华中科技大学材料科学与工程学院 武汉 430074;
    b长江科学院 水利部水工程安全与病害防治工程技术研究中心 武汉 430010;
    c香港中文大学生命科学院 香港 999077
  • 投稿日期:2026-02-02

Study on the Nitrogen Vacancy in Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Driven H2O2 Production

Zijie Zenga, Ziling Pengb, Chen Wanga, Fatang Tana, Xinyun Wanga, Po Keung Wongc, Wei Wang *,a   

  1. aState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
    bResearch Center of Water Engineering Safety and Disaster Prevention of Ministry of Water Resources, Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan, 430010, China;
    cSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Received:2026-02-02

光催化产H2O2是一种绿色安全、高效低成本的合成过程,氮化碳被认为是最有应用潜力的光催化材料之一. 但是,其光生电子-空穴对的复合几率高以及对氧气吸附能力弱的缺点,导致光催化产H2O2性能不佳. 本研究采用不同前驱体、不同煅烧工艺,一步法制备出三种不同的氮化碳(C3N4、C2N3和C3N5),其中C2N3呈现出优异的光催化产H2O2能力,在环境氧气氛和可见光(λ>420 nm)照射3 h,H2O2的产量可达到247.31 μmol•g-1,是C3N4的3.29倍、C3N5的2.33倍. 实验表明,C2N3拥有较大比表面积并富含氮空位,理论计算显示氮空位可作为活性位点,提高催化剂对O2的吸附能力,从而促进光催化产H2O2. 同时,C2N3的适合带隙宽,既有利于可见光的吸收,又有效抑制了光生载流子的复合,从而提高可见光催化反应的效率. 机理分析表明,吸附的O2经光生电子还原成•O2-,进而可由两种不同通道转变成H2O2.

关键词: 氮化碳, 可见光催化, 产H2O2, 氮空位, 双通道机制

Photocatalytic H2O2 production is a green, safe, efficient and low-cost synthesis process, and carbon nitride is considered one of the most promising photocatalysts for this purpose. However, its high recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and weak O2 adsorption capacity result in poor performance in H2O2 production. In this study, three carbon nitrides of C3N4, C2N3 and C3N5 were synthesized via a one-step calcination route with different precursors and calcination parameters. Among them, the C2N3 photocatalyst was obtained by adding 1 g of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole into a covered crucible, heating to 550 ℃ in a muffle furnace at a heating ramp of 5 ℃/min and maintaining this temperature for 3 h. It was found that C2N3 exhibited excellent capability of photocatalytic H2O2 production. Under ambient oxygen atmosphere and visible light (λ>420 nm) irradiation, the production yield of H2O2 reached 247.31 μmol•g-1 after 3 h of irradiation, which was 3.29 times that of C3N4 and 2.33 times that of C3N5. Specific surface area analyzer and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) confirmed that the C2N3 catalyst possessed a large specific surface area, and was rich in nitrogen vacancies. Theoretical calculations revealed that nitrogen vacancy could serve as active site, enhancing the O2 adsorption capacity of the catalyst, thereby promoting photocatalytic H2O2 production. Additionally, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), photoluminescence (PL), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and photocurrent response tests indicated that C2N3 had a suitable band gap of 1.98 eV, which not only facilitated visible light absorption, but also effectively suppressed the recombination of photogenerated carriers, thus improving the efficiency of visible-light-driven photocatalytic reactions. Mechanistic analysis demonstrated that the adsorbed O2 was reduced by photogenerated electrons to form •O2-, which could subsequently be converted into H2O2 through two distinct pathways. This research provides new insights into the design and fabrication of low-cost, high-performance photocatalysts, and sheds fresh light on the exploration and development of clean-energy fields.

Key words: carbon nitride, visible-light photocatalysis, H2O2 production, nitrogen vacancy, dual-channel mechanism