Colocalization of light harvesting and catalytic units in a ‘soft’ coordination polymer hydrogel toward visible-light driven photocatalytic hydrogen production
Parul Verma, Ashish Singh, Faruk Ahamed Rahimi, Tapas Kumar Maji
Abstract
An anthracene based coordination polymer gel (CPG) material has been prepared which acted as a stable visible light driven photocatalyst without adding any co-catalyst for hydrogen evolution from water with the maximum rate of 0.97 mmol g<sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCatalysisVisible spectrumPolymerAnthraceneHydrogen productionPhotochemistryHydrogenCoordination polymerMaterials scienceColocalizationChemical engineeringChemistryComposite materialOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringCell biologyBiologyAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications