Affiliation:
1. College of Geography and Environmental Science Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua 321004 China
2. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Guangdong Laboratory Shantou 515063 China
3. School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
Abstract
AbstractIn photosynthesis, solar energy is harvested by photosensitizers, and then, the excited electrons transfer via a Z‐Scheme mode to enzymatic catalytic centers to trigger redox reactions. Herein, we constructed a core–shell Z‐scheme heterojunction of semiconductor@single‐atom catalysts (SACs). The oxygen‐vacancy‐rich ZnO core and single‐atom Co−N4 sites supported on nitrogen‐rich carbon shell (SA‐Co‐CN) act as the photosensitizer and the enzyme‐mimicking active centers, respectively. Driven by built‐in electric field across the heterojunction, photoexcited electrons could rapidly (2 ps) transfer from the n‐type ZnO core to the p‐type SA‐Co‐CN shell, finally boosting the catalytic performance of the surface‐exposed single‐atom Co−N4 sites for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation under light irradiation. The synergies between photocatalysis and heterogeneous Fenton‐like reaction lead to phenomenally enhanced production of various reactive oxygen species for rapid degradation of various microcontaminants in water. Experimental and theoretical results validate that the interfacial coupling of SA‐Co‐CN with ZnO greatly facilitates PMS adsorption and activation by reducing the adsorption energy and enhancing the cascade electron transfer processes for the photo‐Fenton‐like reaction.
Funder
Key Research and Development Project of Hainan Province
National Computational Infrastructure
Australian Research Council
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