Long-range interactions driving neighboring Fe-N₄ sites in Fenton-like reactions for sustainable water decontamination.

ABSTRACT: Actualizing efficient and sustainable environmental catalysis is essential in global water pollution control. The single-atom Fenton-like process, as a promising technique, suffers from reducing potential environmental impacts of single-atom catalysts (SACs) synthesis and modulating functionalized species beyond the first coordination shell. Herein, we devised a high-performance SAC possessing impressive Fenton-like reactivity and extended stability by constructing abundant intrinsic topological defects within carbon planes anchored with Fe-N₄ sites. Coupling atomic Fe-N₄ moieties and adjacent intrinsic defects provides potent synergistic interaction. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the intrinsic defects optimize the d-band electronic structure of n

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377441 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature