Biomass Nanomicelles Assist Conjugated Polymers/Pt Cocatalysts To Achieve High Photocatalytic Hydrogen EvolutionClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Xi ZhangXi ZhangInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Xi Zhang
- Feng ShenFeng ShenInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Feng Shen
- Zhicheng Hu*Zhicheng Hu*E-mail: [email protected] (Z. Hu).Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Zhicheng Hu
- Yichen WuYichen WuInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Yichen Wu
- Haoran TangHaoran TangInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Haoran Tang
- Jianchao JiaJianchao JiaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Jianchao Jia
- Xiaohui Wang*Xiaohui Wang*E-mail: [email protected] (X. Wang).Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Xiaohui Wang
- Fei Huang*Fei Huang*E-mail: [email protected] (F. Huang).Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Fei Huang
- Yong CaoYong CaoInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, and State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMore by Yong Cao
Abstract
Conjugated polymers are emerging as promising organic photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; however, they are suffering from poor water dispersabilities. Herein, this problem is addressed in an easy and green way with the assistance of a biomass-derived material. An amphipathic xylan derivative that can be self-assembled into nanomicelles was employed as carriers to encapsulate a series of conjugated polymers to form uniform composite micelles in water. By this way, the hydrophobic conjugated polymers and their blends were successfully dispersed into water and thus enabling efficient hydrogen evolution. Moreover, the energy level offsets of these conjugated polymers enable the formation of photoinduced charge transfer (PCT) process and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) process in their composite micelles. The photocatalytic experimental results showed that in these composite micelles, conjugated polymer blends with PCT characteristic delivered much higher photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rates over that of pristine polymer, while conjugated polymer blends with FRET characteristic delivered negligible improvement. Our results demonstrated effective strategies to improve the photocatalytic activity of conjugated polymers, which could also be applied to other photocatalytic materials and systems.
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