Issue 55, 2020

Carbon-based dots for the electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide

Abstract

In this study, natural graphite was liquid exfoliated in the presence of single-layer carbon-based dots (CDs), which were used as intercalators. It was found that graphene of mainly single-layer has been obtained, on which lots of CDs were deposited. Combining the unique properties of these two materials, the CDs deposited on graphene (G/CDs) are proved to be outstanding catalysts for the electroreduction of oxygen to H2O2. The results from control experiments and density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the oxygen-containing functional groups on the CDs played a key role in the catalytic activity of the G/CDs.

Graphical abstract: Carbon-based dots for the electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Dec 2019
Accepted
01 Jun 2020
First published
02 Jun 2020

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 7609-7612

Carbon-based dots for the electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide

Y. Dong, J. Su, S. Zhou, M. Wang, S. Huang, C. Lu, H. Yang and F. Fu, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 7609 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC09987E

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