The invention discloses a
titanium-
oxygen cluster cavity confinement monatomic
copper catalyst as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the field of material science and photoelectrocatalysis. The method for preparing the
titanium oxide cluster cavity confinement monatomic
copper catalyst comprises the following steps: firstly preparing a
titanium oxide cluster with a large cavity structure, and then coordinating and anchoring
copper ions and water molecules in a cavity by using the assistance of NaBH4 to obtain the
titanium oxide cluster cavity confinement monatomic copper catalyst. According to the method, the Ti16 precursor is firstly synthesized, and then Cu is directionally anchored in the cavity through NaBH4-assisted reduction, so that the defect of non-uniform
metal distribution caused by a traditional one-pot method is overcome, high yield and good reproducibility of the catalyst are realized, and industrial requirements are met. According to the
titanium oxide cluster cavity confinement monatomic copper catalyst Ti16 cluster prepared by the method disclosed by the invention, a rigid cavity formed by an octagonal
prism framework can efficiently anchor copper atoms, so that the problem of migration and agglomeration of
metal sites in a traditional catalyst is avoided.