Issue 2, 2021

Conjugated nanomaterials for solar fuel production

Abstract

Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water has the potential to fulfil future energy needs by producing a clean and storable fuel. In recent years polymer photocatalysts have attracted significant interest in an attempt to address these challenges. One reason organic photocatalysts have been considered an attractive target is their synthetic modularity, therefore, the ability to tune their opto-electronic properties by incorporating different building blocks. A wide range of factors has been investigated and in particular nano-sized particles have found to be highly efficient due to the size effect resulting from the ability of these to increase the number of charges reaching catalytic sites.

Graphical abstract: Conjugated nanomaterials for solar fuel production

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
20 okt 2020
Accepted
02 dec 2020
First published
07 dec 2020

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 634-646

Conjugated nanomaterials for solar fuel production

C. M. Aitchison and R. S. Sprick, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 634 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR07533G

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