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Mixing enthalpy-induced monodispersed Pb-Zr dual-atomic cata-lysts for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production
Wei Zhang#, Dan Liu#, Haishan Zhu#, Longzhou Jin, Shijie Li*, Fang Yang, Yihong Zhang*, Chunqiang Zhuang*
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjsc.2026.100940
H2O2 production; Dual atom; Mixing enthalpy; Oxygen reduction reaction
ABSTRACT
Efficient separation and utilization of photogenerated carriers remain central challenges in photocatalysis. Dual-atom systems offer unique opportunities to regulate carrier dynamics through synergistic interactions, yet their rational designs are still lacking. Here, we propose a design strategy for dual-atom photocatalysts based on mixing enthalpy. Guided by this concept, a PbZr dual-atom system was successfully obtained on a carbon nitride support (C3N4). It exhibits outstanding performance in photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), delivering a yield of 69 mmol/g, which is 2.7 times higher than that of pristine C3N4 and surpasses the corresponding single-atom photocatalysts Pb-C3N4 (37.1 mmol/g) and Zr-C3N4 (41.1 mmol/g). Carrier dynamics reveals that synergistic interactions between dual atoms promotes efficient charge separation and transport. Mechanistic investigations demonstrate that H2O2 generation over PbZr-C3N4 proceeds predominantly via an oxygen reduction–driven two-electron pathway. This work establishes a mixing-enthalpy-guided principle for the rational design of efficient dual-atom photocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions.
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