Processing polymer photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

RJ Lyons, RS Sprick - Materials Horizons, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated materials have emerged as competitive photocatalysts for the production of
sustainable hydrogen from water over the last decade. Interest in these polymer …

Conjugated microporous polymers for task‐specific photocatalysis

H Qin, W Li, S Li, Z Gao, Q Xie, W Zhang… - Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs), distinguished by their extended π‐conjugated
backbones, nontoxicity and micropore characteristics, provide notable benefits in the …

Synergistically flexible-robust effects mediate the dynamic reconfiguration of perylene diimide polymer to enhance piezo-photocatalytic nitrate reduction

J Zhang, K Lv, J Cheng, Y Liu, Y Wang, SF Yin… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Identifying the spatial dynamic reconstruction of π-conjugated polymers for efficient carrier
transport and controlling the intermediate process of the reaction are urgent and formidable …

Solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production thiophene-quinoxaline-based polymer dots with tunable molecular weight

I Mekhemer, YC Chiu, MM Elsenety, AM Elewa… - Polymer Journal, 2024 - nature.com
Organic conjugated polymer dots (Pdots) are considered promising photocatalysts for solar-
driven hydrogen production. However, the impact of molecular weight on their photocatalytic …

C–C-Coupled Two-Dimensional Conjugated Polymer Nanosheets as Highly Efficient Photocatalysts for NADH Regeneration and Biocatalytic Artificial Photosynthesis

J Fang, S Gao, T Zhao, S Li, H Liu, C Tu, Y Liu… - ACS Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) polymers, due to their abundance of active sites and fast charge
separation and transfer efficiency, have been regarded as ideal candidates for high …

“Hydrogen bond locks” promoted exciton dissociation and carrier separation in copolymers for enhancing uranyl photoreduction

Y Liu, M Xu, M Lin, M Zhao, G Wu, F Song… - Materials Chemistry …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Achieving uranyl photoreduction using copolymers with low exciton binding energy (Eb)
from radioactive wastewater holds great promise, but is extremely challenging. Side chain …

Regulating superstructures of conjugated polymers towards enhanced and stable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via covalent crosslinking and complementary …

X Liu, J Xu, X Su, Z Li, Y Tian, Y Zhang, B Liu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The modulation of microstructures in conjugated polymers represents a viable strategy for
enhancing photocatalytic efficiency, albeit hampered by complex processing techniques …

Photoactive Conjugated Polyelectrolyte‐Ionomer Composite Coatings for Versatile Photoreactors

B Bayarkhuu, S Kumar, H Cho, J Park… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conjugated polymers are promising photoactive materials for heterogeneous
photocatalysis, but their limited solubility hinders the scalability in practical use. Herein, we …

Triazine and Fused Thiophene-Based Donor-Acceptor Type Semiconducting Conjugated Polymer for Enhanced Visible-Light-Induced H2 Production

J Liu, S Zhang, X Long, X Jin, Y Zhu, S Duan, J Zhao - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Conjugated polymers have attracted significant attention in the field of photocatalysis due to
their exceptional properties, including versatile optimization, cost-effectiveness, and …