Accelerating charge transfer via nonconjugated polyelectrolyte interlayers toward efficient versatile photoredox catalysis

Tao Li; Chuang Feng; Boon Kar Yap; Xuhui Zhu; Biquan Xiong; Zhicai He; Wai-Yeung Wong

doi:10.1038/s42004-021-00589-w

Communications Chemistry (Oct 2021)

Accelerating charge transfer via nonconjugated polyelectrolyte interlayers toward efficient versatile photoredox catalysis

Tao Li,
Chuang Feng,
Boon Kar Yap,
Xuhui Zhu,
Biquan Xiong,
Zhicai He,
Wai-Yeung Wong

Affiliations

Tao Li: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology
Chuang Feng: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology
Boon Kar Yap: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology
Xuhui Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology
Biquan Xiong: Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Zhicai He: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology
Wai-Yeung Wong: Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00589-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Conjugated polymers are commonly used as charge conducting systems in photocatalysts, but the use of nonconjugated polymers is less well understood. Here CdS photocatalysts are coated by non-conjugated polyelectrolyte layers, and the influence of the polymer on charge transfer over CdS is explored.

Published in Communications Chemistry

ISSN: 2399-3669 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.nature.com/commschem

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