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A novel pulsed laser-assisted modification was firstly employed to tailor the doping configuration of heteroatoms into graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4). Compared with the traditional thermal treatment to form single boron doping configurations (BCN-A), the laser modification could in situ incorporate boron dopants with two distinct configurations (corner (B-(N)3) and bay (H-B-(N)2) motifs) (BCN-L). Experimental characterizations and theory simulations reveal that the cyano group induces defect levels near the valence band (VB) maximum, while its incorporation with the H-B-(N)2 motifs results in the relocation of these defect levels to the vicinity of conduction band (CB) minimum. This modification effectively tunes the band structure of the g-C3N4, enhancing charge separation efficiency and extending the range of light absorption. Moreover, the B-(N)3 motifs at the corners significantly increased surface charge polarization, which boosted the adsorption of oxygen molecules and promoted electron transfer at the catalyst/O2 interface. Density functional theory simulation further revealed that the strong interactions between boron and oxygen atoms could boost oxygen adsorption and promote the formation of intermediate center dot O2- , which represents the initial step in this reaction mechanism. With these beneficial characteristics, the photocatalytic H2O2 production rate of the modified g-C3N4 reached 994.1 mu mol g- 1h- 1, which indicates a significant increase from the 239.6 mu mol - 1h- 1 of the pristine g-C3N4. Furthermore, the optimal BCN-L demonstrated significant photo-corrosion resistance, which maintained high catalytic activity for 10 h of continuous operation without noticeable degradation, achieving a total H2O2 yield of 10.2 mmol g- 1.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
ISSN: 1385-8947
Year: 2025
Volume: 510
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JCR@2023
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