Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction
Abstract Four solution-processable, linear conjugated polymers of intrinsic porosity are synthesised and tested for gas phase carbon dioxide photoreduction. The polymers’ photoreduction efficiency is investigated as a function of their porosity, optical properties, energy levels and photoluminescenc...
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| author | Floriana Moruzzi Weimin Zhang Balaji Purushothaman Soranyel Gonzalez-Carrero Catherine M. Aitchison Benjamin Willner Fabien Ceugniet Yuanbao Lin Jan Kosco Hu Chen Junfu Tian Maryam Alsufyani Joshua S. Gibson Ed Rattner Yasmine Baghdadi Salvador Eslava Marios Neophytou James R. Durrant Ludmilla Steier Iain McCulloch |
| author_facet | Floriana Moruzzi Weimin Zhang Balaji Purushothaman Soranyel Gonzalez-Carrero Catherine M. Aitchison Benjamin Willner Fabien Ceugniet Yuanbao Lin Jan Kosco Hu Chen Junfu Tian Maryam Alsufyani Joshua S. Gibson Ed Rattner Yasmine Baghdadi Salvador Eslava Marios Neophytou James R. Durrant Ludmilla Steier Iain McCulloch |
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| description | Abstract Four solution-processable, linear conjugated polymers of intrinsic porosity are synthesised and tested for gas phase carbon dioxide photoreduction. The polymers’ photoreduction efficiency is investigated as a function of their porosity, optical properties, energy levels and photoluminescence. All polymers successfully form carbon monoxide as the main product, without the addition of metal co-catalysts. The best performing single component polymer yields a rate of 66 μmol h−1 m−2, which we attribute to the polymer exhibiting macroporosity and the longest exciton lifetimes. The addition of copper iodide, as a source of a copper co-catalyst in the polymers shows an increase in rate, with the best performing polymer achieving a rate of 175 μmol h−1 m−2. The polymers are active for over 100 h under operating conditions. This work shows the potential of processable polymers of intrinsic porosity for use in the gas phase photoreduction of carbon dioxide towards solar fuels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7dfc2cd0763445aae098d657f8ad61d2023-06-11T11:19:41ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-06-0114111110.1038/s41467-023-39161-6Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreductionFloriana Moruzzi0Weimin Zhang1Balaji Purushothaman2Soranyel Gonzalez-Carrero3Catherine M. Aitchison4Benjamin Willner5Fabien Ceugniet6Yuanbao Lin7Jan Kosco8Hu Chen9Junfu Tian10Maryam Alsufyani11Joshua S. Gibson12Ed Rattner13Yasmine Baghdadi14Salvador Eslava15Marios Neophytou16James R. Durrant17Ludmilla Steier18Iain McCulloch19Department of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryKAUST Solar Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)KAUST Solar Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College LondonDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryKAUST Solar Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryHenry Royce Institute Oxford Centre for Energy Materials Research, Department of Materials, University of OxfordDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College LondonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College LondonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College LondonKAUST Solar Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College LondonDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry, Oxford University, Chemistry Research LaboratoryAbstract Four solution-processable, linear conjugated polymers of intrinsic porosity are synthesised and tested for gas phase carbon dioxide photoreduction. The polymers’ photoreduction efficiency is investigated as a function of their porosity, optical properties, energy levels and photoluminescence. All polymers successfully form carbon monoxide as the main product, without the addition of metal co-catalysts. The best performing single component polymer yields a rate of 66 μmol h−1 m−2, which we attribute to the polymer exhibiting macroporosity and the longest exciton lifetimes. The addition of copper iodide, as a source of a copper co-catalyst in the polymers shows an increase in rate, with the best performing polymer achieving a rate of 175 μmol h−1 m−2. The polymers are active for over 100 h under operating conditions. This work shows the potential of processable polymers of intrinsic porosity for use in the gas phase photoreduction of carbon dioxide towards solar fuels.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39161-6 |
| spellingShingle | Floriana Moruzzi Weimin Zhang Balaji Purushothaman Soranyel Gonzalez-Carrero Catherine M. Aitchison Benjamin Willner Fabien Ceugniet Yuanbao Lin Jan Kosco Hu Chen Junfu Tian Maryam Alsufyani Joshua S. Gibson Ed Rattner Yasmine Baghdadi Salvador Eslava Marios Neophytou James R. Durrant Ludmilla Steier Iain McCulloch Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction Nature Communications |
| title | Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction |
| title_full | Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction |
| title_fullStr | Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction |
| title_short | Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction |
| title_sort | solution processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas phase carbon dioxide photoreduction |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39161-6 |
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