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Molecular Engineering of Perylene Diimide Polymers with a Robust Built-in Electric Field for Enhanced Solar-Driven Water Splitting
Shantou Univ, Peoples R China.
Shantou Univ, Peoples R China.
Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Organic Electronics. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering. Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Nanostructured Materials.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6017-6353
Shantou Univ, Peoples R China.
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2024 (English)In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, ISSN 1433-7851, E-ISSN 1521-3773, Vol. 63, no 8, article id e202318224Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The built-in electric field of the polymer semiconductors could be regulated by the dipole moment of its building blocks, thereby promoting the separation of photogenerated carriers and achieving efficient solar-driven water splitting. Herein, three perylene diimide (PDI) polymers, namely oPDI, mPDI and pPDI, are synthesized with different phenylenediamine linkers. Notably, the energy level structure, light-harvesting efficiency, and photogenerated carrier separation and migration of polymers are regulated by the orientation of PDI unit. Among them, oPDI enables a large dipole moment and robust built-in electric field, resulting in enhanced solar-driven water splitting performance. Under simulated sunlight irradiation, oPDI exhibits the highest photocurrent of 115.1 mu A cm-2 for photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution, which is 11.5 times that of mPDI, 26.8 times that of pPDI and 104.6 times that of its counterparts PDI monomer at the same conditions. This work provides a strategy for designing polymers by regulating the orientation of structural units to construct efficient solar energy conversion systems. Three perylene diimide (PDI) polymers were designed and synthesized such that the molecular orientation of the PDI units was regulated to create and modulate their built-in electric fields. Due to the large dipole moment and interfacial electric field, oPDI enables an extraordinary photocurrent density of 115.1 mu A & sdot; cm-2, which is 11.5 and 26.8 times that of mPDI and pPDI, respectively.image

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH , 2024. Vol. 63, no 8, article id e202318224
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Perylene Diimide; Photochemistry; Photoelectrochemistry; Water Splitting
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Polymer Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-200255DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318224ISI: 001131525000001PubMedID: 38095880OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-200255DiVA, id: diva2:1829453
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Funding Agencies|National Natural Science Foundation of China; Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme; Shantou University [NTF20033]; Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2022A1515110372, 2023A1515011306]; Department of Education of Guangdong Provice [2021KCXTD032]; [52273187]; [51973107]

Available from: 2024-01-19 Created: 2024-01-19 Last updated: 2024-10-03Bibliographically approved

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