Black Phosphorus and Polymeric Carbon Nitride Heterostructure for Photoinduced Molecular Oxygen Activation

Abstract Metal‐free heterostructure photocatalysts composed of black phosphorus (BP) and polymeric carbon nitride (CN) are successfully synthesized via a one‐step liquid exfoliation method assisted by sonication. The combination of BP with CN strengthens the visible‐light harvesting ability, facilitates the charge separation in the photocatalytic process, and renders promoted activity of photoinduced molecular oxygen activation, such as superoxide radicals (·O 2 − ) evolution and H 2 O 2 production. This work highlights that coupling semiconductors with well‐matched band levels provide a flexible route to enhance the performance of photocatalysts for producing reactive oxygen species, and gives ideas for the design of highly active and metal‐free materials toward sustainable solar‐to‐chemical energy conversion and environmental remediation.