Covalent grafting of molecular catalysts on C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>x</sub>H<sub>y</sub> as robust, efficient and well-defined photocatalysts for solar fuel synthesis
Christopher D. Windle, Alexander Wieczorek, Lunqiao Xiong, Michael Sachs, Carlota Bozal‐Ginesta, Hyojung Cha, Jeremy K. Cockcroft, James R. Durrant, Junwang Tang
Abstract
1000 times longer half-time (7 ms) compared with bare carbon nitride (10 μs). The grafting strategy operates across a range of molecular catalyst-carbon nitride combinations, thus paving the way for robust efficient photocatalysts based on low-cost tunable components.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCovalent bondNickelGraftingCarbon nitrideMaterials scienceCarbon fibersGraphitic carbon nitrideChemistryPolymer chemistryPhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryPolymerComposite numberComposite materialAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications