Silver single atom in polymeric carbon nitride as a stable and selective oxygen reduction electrocatalyst towards hydrogen peroxide synthesis

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2026 Open access

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Authors: Akanksha Gupta, Shanmugasundaram Manoj, Shilendra Kumar Sharma, Sudip Chakraborty, David Zitoun
DOI: 10.1039/d5ta05965h
Cited by: 3
References: 33

Abstract

Single atom Ag catalyst is stabilized in polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) (a) and catalyzes H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis. *OOH adsorbs on Ag coordinated in the heptazine ring (b). Ag–PCN decreases adsorption free energy of *OOH intermediate (c).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
14
Issue
18
Pages
11008–11017
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN