Flower-like superstructure of boron carbon nitride nanosheets with adjustable band gaps for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2023.09.049

Abstract

Abstract: The self-assembly of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor nanosheets into three-dimensional (3D) ordered superstructures represents an ingenious way to avoid aggregation, expose massive available active sites and benefit the mass transfer, which maximizes the advantages of the 2D nanostructures in photocatalysis. Herein, a flower-like superstructure of ternary semiconducting boron carbon nitride nanosheets (FS-BCNNSs) was synthesized through the morphology-preserved thermal transformation of a flower-like superstructure of boron-containing metal-organic framework nanosheets (FS-MOFNSs). Taking advantage of this functional superstructure, FS-BCNNSs was employed for the pioneering application in the field of photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) production and exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance, yielding an impressive rate of 1415.9 μmol g^-1 h^-1 for the production of H₂O₂. The results of this work offer not just a promising catalyst for photocatalytic H₂O₂ production but also a facile strategy to fabricate unique superstructures constructed from 2D nanosheets for catalysis, energy conversion, and other related fields.

Key words: Photocatalysis, Boron carbon nitride, Flower-like superstructure, Metal-organic framework, Hydrogen peroxide production

Dehong Yang, Yang Li, Ruihua Chen, Xiangjian Wang, Zhi Li, Tao Xing, Lei Wei, Sheng Xu, Pengcheng Dai, Mingbo Wu. Flower-like superstructure of boron carbon nitride nanosheets with adjustable band gaps for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 183: 23-31.

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