反键分子轨道
催化作用
吸附
X射线光电子能谱
光催化
电子结构
密度泛函理论
材料科学
化学工程
纳米技术
光化学
化学
电子
物理化学
计算化学
有机化学
原子轨道
工程类
物理
量子力学
作者
Xidong Zhang,Duoduo Gao,Bicheng Zhu,Bei Cheng,Yuanyuan Wang,Huogen Yu
标识
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-47624-7
摘要
Gold-based co-catalysts are a promising class of materials with potential applications in photocatalytic H2O2 production. However, current approaches with Au co-catalysts show limited H2O2 production due to intrinsically weak O2 adsorption at the Au site. We report an approach to strengthen O2 adsorption at Au sites, and to improve H2O2 production, through the formation of electron-deficient Auδ+ sites by modifying the electronic structure. In this case, we report the synthesis of TiO2/MoSx-Au, following selective deposition of Au onto a MoSx surface which is then further anchored onto TiO2. We further show that the catalyst achieves a significantly increased H2O2 production rate of 30.44 mmol g-1 h-1 in O2-saturated solution containing ethanol. Density functional theory calculations and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis reveal that the MoSx mediator induces the formation of electron-deficient Auδ+ sites thereby decreasing the antibonding-orbital occupancy of Au-Oads and subsequently enhancing O2 adsorption. This strategy may be useful for rationally designing the electronic structure of catalyst surfaces to facilitate artificial photosynthesis.
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