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    主链-侧链协同工程增强聚合物光催化产氢

    Integrating Main-Chain and Side-Chain Engineering in Polymers for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

    • 摘要: 传统聚合物光催化剂通常采用芳香环构建基元以增强 π 共轭,然而其固有的疏水性和刚性结构导致其在水溶液中分散性较差,进而引发显著光学损失和激子复合。本研究创新性地将亲水性非共轭聚乙二醇(PEG)链段引入聚合物主链和侧链,设计并合成了2个系列共6种新型聚合物光催化剂(FLUSO, FLUSO-PEG10, FLUSO-PEG30;CPDTSO, CPDTSO-PEG10, CPDTSO-PEG30)。通过精确调控 PEG 链段的摩尔分数,在保持聚合物吸收能力的同时显著改善水分散性。实验结果显示优化后的 FLUSO-PEG10 表现出优异的光催化析氢速率,达到 33.9 mmol/(g·h),较全共轭对应物提升近 3 倍。水接触角和粒径分析进一步证实,在主链中引入非共轭链段可增强聚合物/水界面相容性,抑制颗粒聚集,从而提升光催化剂的分散性,并促进电荷生成。

       

      Abstract: Traditional polymeric photocatalysts are typically constructed using aromatic building blocks to enhance π-conjugation. However, their inherent hydrophobicity and rigid structure lead to poor dispersibility in aqueous solutions, resulting in significant optical losses and exciton recombination. In this study, two series of six novel polymer photocatalysts(FLUSO, FLUSO-PEG10, FLUSO-PEG30; CPDTSO, CPDTSO-PEG10, CPDTSO-PEG30) are designed and synthesized by incorporating the hydrophilic, non-conjugated polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain, into both the main and side chains of polymers. By precisely optimizing the ratio of hydrophilic PEG segments, the water dispersibility is significantly improved while the light absorption capability of the polymer photocatalysts is well maintained. The experimental results confirm that the optimized FLUSO-PEG10 exhibits excellent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate, reaching up to 33.9 mmol/(g·h), which is nearly three times higher than that of fully π-conjugated counterparts. Water contact angles and particle size analyses reveal that incorporating non-conjugated segments into the main chains enhances the capacitance of the polymer/water interface and reduces particle aggregation, leading to improved photocatalyst dispersion and enhanced charge generation.

       

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