Issue 16, 2017

pH dependent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by self-assembled perylene bisimides

Abstract

There is growing interest in the design of supramolecular structures that are photocatalytically active. Perylene bisimides can be self-assembled to produce structures for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Herein we explore the role of pH in controlling self-assembly and photocatalysis. It is shown that self-assembly, which occurs as the pH of the system is decreased, is required for hydrogen evolution to occur.

Graphical abstract: pH dependent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by self-assembled perylene bisimides

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Feb 2017
Accepted
27 Mar 2017
First published
29 Mar 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017,5, 7555-7563

pH dependent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by self-assembled perylene bisimides

M. C. Nolan, J. J. Walsh, L. L. E. Mears, E. R. Draper, M. Wallace, M. Barrow, B. Dietrich, S. M. King, A. J. Cowan and D. J. Adams, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 7555 DOI: 10.1039/C7TA01845B

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