Carbon nanomaterials show outstanding promise as electrocatalysts for hydrogen peroxide (HO) synthesis via the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction. However, carbon-based electrocatalysts that are capable of generating HO at industrial-level current densities (>300 mA cm) with high selectivity and long-term stability remain to be discovered. Herein, few-layer boron nanosheets are in-situ introduced into a porous carbon matrix, creating a metal-free electrocatalyst (B-C) with HO production rates of industrial relevance in neutral or alkaline media. B-C maintained > 95% Faradaic efficiency during a 140-hour test at 300 mA cm and 0.1 V vs. RHE, and delivered a mass activity of 25.1 mol g h in 1.0 M NaSO using a flow cell. Theoretical simulations and experimental studies demonstrate that the superior catalytic performance originates from B atoms with adsorbed O atoms in the boron nanosheets. B-C outperforms all metal-based and metal-free carbon catalysts reported to date for HO synthesis at industrial-level current densities.
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