Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a crucial
chemical
with widespread applications in our daily lives and as an energy material.
Recently, the generation of H2O2 using light
energy has garnered significant attention for its potential contribution
to a sustainable society. In particular, near-infrared region (NIR)
light-driven H2O2 generation holds great promise
for solar energy utilization. However, due to the low energy of NIR
light, developing an NIR-driven photocatalyst remains a challenge.
In this study, we demonstrate that nickel-coordinated porphyrin-based
covalent organic frameworks (COFs) can efficiently generate H2O2 under NIR light irradiation (700–800
nm). Additionally, the efficiency was improved (7.0-hold) by covalent
organic nanodisks (CONs) exfoliated from the COFs stacking structure.
Furthermore, the CONs were able to generate H2O2 under 1000 nm NIR light irradiation.