Yang J, Jing J, Zhu Y. A Full-Spectrum Porphyrin-Fullerene D-A Supramolecular Photocatalyst with Giant Built-In Electric Field for Efficient Hydrogen Production.
ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021;
33:e2101026. [PMID:
34240482 DOI:
10.1002/adma.202101026]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
A full-spectrum (300-850 nm) responsive donor-acceptor (D-A) supramolecular photocatalyst tetraphenylporphinesulfonate/fullerene (TPPS/C60 ) is successfully constructed. The theoretical spectral efficiency of TPPS/C60 is as high as 70%, offering the possibility of full-solar-spectrum light harvesting. The TPPS/C60 performs a highly efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of 276.55 µmol h-1 (34.57 mmol g-1 h-1 ), surpassing many reported organic photocatalysts. The D-A structure effectively promotes electron transfer from TPPS to C60 , which is beneficial to the photocatalytic reaction. Specifically, a giant internal electric field in the D-A structure is built via the enhanced molecular dipole, which dramatically promotes the charge separation (CS) efficiency by 2.35 times. Transient absorption spectra results show a long-lived CS state TPPS•+ -C60 •- in the D-A structure, which effectively promotes participation of photogenerated electrons in the reduction reaction. Briefly, this work provides a novel approach for designing high-performance photocatalytic materials via enhancing the interfacial electric field.
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