Photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide synthesis is a green approach to produce this widely-used chemical and potential energy carrier, yet performance is often poor. A porphyrin-based photocatalyst is now shown to produce hydrogen peroxide by an unusual mechanism involving both photoexcited electrons and holes with promising efficiency.
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Fang, Y., Wang, X. Peroxide production by porphyrins. Nat Energy 8, 325–326 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01230-x
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