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Understanding structure-activity relationships in linear polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

Michael Sachs, Reiner Sebastian Sprick, Drew Pearce, Sam A. J. Hillman, Adriano Monti, Anne A. Y. Guilbert, Nick J. Brownbill, Stoichko Dimitrov Orcid Logo, Xingyuan Shi, Frédéric Blanc, Martijn A. Zwijnenburg, Jenny Nelson Orcid Logo, James Durrant Orcid Logo, Andrew I. Cooper

Nature Communications, Volume: 9, Issue: 1

Swansea University Authors: Stoichko Dimitrov Orcid Logo, Jenny Nelson Orcid Logo, James Durrant Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1038/s41467-018-07420-6

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Conjugated polymers have sparked much interest as photocatalysts for hydrogen production. However, beyond basic considerations such as spectral absorption, the factors that dictate their photocatalytic activity are poorly understood. Here we investigate a series of linear conjugated polymers with ex...

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ISSN: 2041-1723
Published: 2018
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title_full Understanding structure-activity relationships in linear polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution
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Jenny Nelson
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Xingyuan Shi
Frédéric Blanc
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Jenny Nelson
James Durrant
Andrew I. Cooper
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description Conjugated polymers have sparked much interest as photocatalysts for hydrogen production. However, beyond basic considerations such as spectral absorption, the factors that dictate their photocatalytic activity are poorly understood. Here we investigate a series of linear conjugated polymers with external quantum efficiencies for hydrogen production between 0.4 and 11.6%. We monitor the generation of the photoactive species from femtoseconds to seconds after light absorption using transient spectroscopy and correlate their yield with the measured photocatalytic activity. Experiments coupled with modeling suggest that the localization of water around the polymer chain due to the incorporation of sulfone groups into an otherwise hydrophobic backbone is crucial for charge generation. Calculations of solution redox potentials and charge transfer free energies demonstrate that electron transfer from the sacrificial donor becomes thermodynamically favored as a result of the more polar local environment, leading to the production of long-lived electrons in these amphiphilic polymers.
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