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Interfacial Engineering of Vertically-stacked Graphene/h-BN Heterostructure as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis
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  • Yuying Zhao,
  • Xiang Xu,
  • Qinxin Yuan,
  • Yuhan Wu,
  • Kang Sun,
  • Bei Li,
  • Zeming Wang,
  • Ao Wang,
  • Hao Sun,
  • Mengmeng Fan,
  • Jianchun Jiang
Yuying Zhao
Chinese Academy of Forestry
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Xiang Xu
Nanjing Forestry University
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Qinxin Yuan
Nanjing Forestry University
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Yuhan Wu
Nanjing Forestry University
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Kang Sun
Chinese academy of forestry
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Bei Li
Chinese Academy of Forestry
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Zeming Wang
Shanghai University
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Ao Wang
Chinese Academy of Forestry
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Hao Sun
Chinese Academy of Forestry
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Mengmeng Fan
Nanjing Forestry University

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Jianchun Jiang
Chinese Academy of Forestry
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Abstract

Recently, in-plane graphene/h-BN (G/h-BN) heterostructure was reported to be the catalytic activity for H2O2 synthesis by 2 e- oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, there is rare report for the vertically-stacked G/h-BN heterostructure, which refers to the stacking of graphene domains on the surface of h-BN. Herein, a simulated chemical vapor deposition method was proposed for fabricating abundant vertically-stacked G/h-BN heterostructure by in-situ growing graphene quantum dots (GQDs) on porous h-BN sheets. The catalytic performance of our vertically-stacked heterostructure catalyst is superior to the reported carbon-based electrocatalysts in an alkaline environment, with the H2O2 selectivity of 90%-99% in a wide potential range (0.35 V-0.7 V vs. RHE), over 90% faradaic efficiency and high mass activity of 1167 mmolgcatalyst-1 h-1. The experimental results and density functional theory simulation verifies that the vertically-stacked heterostructure possesses greatly catalytic performance for 2 e- ORR and the edge B atoms in the B-centered AB stacking model are the most active catalytic sites. This research well demonstrates the promising catalytic activity for the vertically-stacked G/h-BN heterostructure and provide a facile route for fabricating other vertically-stacked heterostructures.