Premium
Polymeric Donor–Acceptor Heterostructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution without Using Pt Cocatalysts
Author(s) -
Zang Shaohong,
Zhang Guigang,
Yang Pengju,
Zheng Dandan,
Wang Xinchen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201900414
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , heterojunction , charge carrier , carbon nitride , materials science , acceptor , photochemistry , recombination , electron donor , charge (physics) , electron acceptor , polymer , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , chemistry , catalysis , physics , organic chemistry , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , engineering , gene , condensed matter physics , composite material
Polymeric carbon nitride (CN) is a promising material for photocatalytic water splitting. However, CN in its pristine form tends to show moderate activity due to fast recombination of the charge carriers. The design of efficient photocatalytic system is therefore highly desired, but it still remains a great challenge in chemistry. In this work, a pyrene‐based polymer able to serve as an electron donor to accelerate the interface charge carrier transfer of CN is presented. The construction of donor‐acceptor (D–A) heterojunction was confirmed to significantly restrain the charge recombination and, thus, improve the proton reduction process. This study provides a promising strategy to achieve solar H 2 production in an efficient and low‐cost manner.