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October 10, 2025Angewandte Chemie International Edition5 citations

Unbiased Photoelectrochemical H2O2 Production Using Boron Nitride for Both Photogenerated Hole Extraction and Oxygen Reduction Selectivity Regulation

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QSQi SuiHLHui LiJXJiarui Xia

Key Points

  • The system achieves a sustained H2O2 production rate of 1.22 mM cm−2 h−1 over 16 cycles.
  • Boron nitride enhances charge transfer and enables 97% selectivity for two-electron oxygen reduction.
  • A photocurrent density of 6.08 mA cm−2 was achieved at 1.23 V RHE using boron nitride.
  • The study addresses challenges of inefficient charge separation and uncontrolled reaction pathways.

Abstract

Abstract Unbiased photoelectrochemical (PEC) H 2 O 2 production offers a sustainable alternative to the energy‐intensive anthraquinone process, yet faces critical bottlenecks: inefficient charge separation, uncontrolled two‐electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e − ORR) pathways, and high‐purity O 2 requirements. Herein, we report an efficient unbiased PEC system for H 2 O 2 production under ambient air. The key innovation involves the strategic implementation of boron nitride (BN) serves a dual role as a charge transfer mediator and ORR pathway modulator. At the photoanode, BN functions as a hole‐extraction layer, because of elevating the valence band position of BiVO 4 (BVO), effectively suppressing interfacial charge recombination between the BVO photoanode and the FeNiOOH cocatalyst, resulting in a photocurrent density achieving 6.08 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V RHE . At the cathode, BN acts as a “reaction helmsman”, tuning the binding energy of the *OOH intermediate and enabling the CoPc + BN to achieve 97% 2e − ORR selectivity at −0.3 V Ag/AgCl . As a result, the integrated system delivers a sustained H 2 O 2 production rate of 1.22 ± 0.14 mM cm −2 h −1 over 16 consecutive cycles. This study provides an innovative solution to address the key challenges in bias‐free H 2 O 2 production.

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Sui et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e861b07ef2f04ca37e4a5ahttps://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202520190
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