J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2026, Vol. 252: 1-33.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2025.06.050

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Progress in the conversion of hydrogen peroxide and high-value-added chemicals by inorganic-organic heterojunction photocatalysts

Zhaowen Zhanga, Yongpeng Xiaa, Chunfeng Shaob, Lixian Suna, Graham Dawsonc, Kai Daib,*   

  1. aGuangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China;
    bKey Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pollutant Sensitive Materials and Environmental Remediation, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, China;
    cDepartment of Chemistry and Materials Science, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China
  • Received:2025-04-18 Revised:2025-06-13 Accepted:2025-06-16 Published:2026-05-01 Online:2026-05-06
  • Contact: * E-mail addresses: ypxia@guet.edu.cn (Y. Xia), shaocf@chnu.edu.cn (C. Shao),daikai940@chnu.edu.cn (K. Dai) .

Abstract: Inorganic-organic hybrid materials have excellent optical absorption ability and high photocarrier separation efficiency, while retaining many advantages of inorganic and organic semiconductors, and have broad application prospects in the field of photocatalysis. Therefore, the synthesis methods, applications, and characterization methods of inorganic-organic hybrid materials are reviewed. Secondly, the applications of these photocatalysts in biomass catalytic conversion, CO2 conversion, H2 production, and hydrogen peroxide production are systematically analyzed. In addition, some advanced in-situ characterization methods and theoretical calculations are introduced to verify the catalytic mechanism of hybrid materials. Finally, the problems and challenges of inorganic-organic heterojunction photocatalysts are discussed, and suggestions for material design and improvement of photocatalytic performance are provided.

Key words: Inorganic-organic heterojunction, Photocatalytic, Synthesis, Application, Characterization