Polymer Photocatalysts for Water Splitting: Insights from Computational Modeling

Based on insights from computational chemistry calculations, the ability of polymers to act as water splitting photocatalysts for the production of renewable hydrogen from water and sunlight is discussed. Specifically, the important role of exciton dissociation in these materials is highlighted, as well as the possible microscopic origins of the experimentally observed changes in the photocatalytic activity of a polymer with increasing chain length or changing chemical composition. The reason why water oxidation, with polymeric photocatalysts, is difficult, and which polymer properties to target when developing new polymers for water splitting photocatalysis are, finally, also discussed.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Polymer Photocatalysts for Water Splitting: Insights from Computational Modeling ; volume:217 ; number:3 ; year:2016 ; pages:344-353 ; extent:10 ; Macromolecular chemistry and physics ; 217, Heft 3 (2016), 344-353 (gesamt 10)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Guiglion, Pierre ; Butchosa, Cristina ; Zwijnenburg, Martijn A.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1002/macp.201500432
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022111905324134161378
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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