Molecular Engineering of Conjugated Acetylenic Polymers for Efficient Cocatalyst‐free Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction |
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Authors: | Hanjun Sun Ibrahim Halil
ner Tao Wang Tao Zhang Oleksandr Selyshchev Christof Neumann Yubin Fu Zhongquan Liao Shunqi Xu Yang Hou Andrey Turchanin Dietrich R T Zahn Ehrenfried Zschech Inez M Weidinger Jian Zhang Xinliang Feng |
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Institution: | Hanjun Sun,Ibrahim Halil Öner,Tao Wang,Tao Zhang,Oleksandr Selyshchev,Christof Neumann,Yubin Fu,Zhongquan Liao,Shunqi Xu,Yang Hou,Andrey Turchanin,Dietrich R. T. Zahn,Ehrenfried Zschech,Inez M. Weidinger,Jian Zhang,Xinliang Feng |
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Abstract: | Conjugated polymers featuring tunable band gaps/positions and tailored active centers, are attractive photoelectrode materials for water splitting. However, their exploration falls far behind their inorganic counterparts. Herein, we demonstrate a molecular engineering strategy for the tailoring aromatic units of conjugated acetylenic polymers from benzene‐ to thiophene‐based. The polarized thiophene‐based monomers of conjugated acetylenic polymers can largely extend the light absorption and promote charge separation/transport. The C≡C bonds are activated for catalyzing water reduction. Using on‐surface Glaser polycondensation, as‐fabricated poly(2,5‐diethynylthieno3,2‐b]thiophene) on commercial Cu foam exhibits a record H2‐evolution photocurrent density of 370 μA cm?2 at 0.3 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode among current cocatalyst‐free organic photocathodes (1–100 μA cm?2). This approach to modulate the optical, charge transfer, and catalytic properties of conjugated polymers paves a critical way toward high‐activity organic photoelectrodes. |
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Keywords: | Cokatalysatorfreie Photokathoden Glaser-Polykondensation Konjugierte Polymere Molekulares Engineering Wasserstoffentwicklung |
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