Issue 35, 2023

High-efficiency visible-light-driven oxidation of primary C–H bonds in toluene over a CsPbBr3 perovskite supported by hierarchical TiO2 nanoflakes

Abstract

Photocatalytic oxidation of toluene to valuable fine chemicals is of great significance, yet faces challenges in the development of advanced catalysts with both high activity and selectivity for the activation of inert C(sp3)–H bonds. Halide perovskites with remarkable optoelectronic properties have shown to be prospective photoactive materials, but the bulky structure with a small surface area and severe recombination of photogenerated electron–hole pairs are obstacles to application. Here, we fabricate a hierarchical nanoflower-shaped CsPbBr3/TiO2 heterojunction by assembling CsPbBr3 nanoparticles on 2D TiO2 nanoflake subunits. The design significantly downsizes the size of CsPbBr3 from micrometers to nanometers, and forms a type II heterojunction with intimate interfacial contact between CsPbBr3 and TiO2 nanoflakes, thereby accelerating the separation and transfer of photogenerated charges. Moreover, the formed hierarchical heterojunction increaseslight absorption by refraction and scattering, offers a large surface area and enhances the adsorption of toluene molecules. Consequently, the optimized CsPbBr3/TiO2 exhibits a high performance (10 200 μmol g−1 h−1) for photocatalytic toluene oxidation with high selectivity (85%) for benzaldehyde generation under visible light. The photoactivity is about 20 times higher than that of blank CsPbBr3, and is among the best photocatalytic performances reported for selective oxidation of toluene under visible light irradiation.

Graphical abstract: High-efficiency visible-light-driven oxidation of primary C–H bonds in toluene over a CsPbBr3 perovskite supported by hierarchical TiO2 nanoflakes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jul 2023
Accepted
04 Aug 2023
First published
10 Aug 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 14584-14594

High-efficiency visible-light-driven oxidation of primary C–H bonds in toluene over a CsPbBr3 perovskite supported by hierarchical TiO2 nanoflakes

J. Yi, S. Ke, S. Lu, B. Weng, L. Shen, X. Yang, H. Xue, M. Yang and Q. Qian, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 14584 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR03282E

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