Issue 15, 2020

Polymer photocatalysts with plasma-enhanced activity

Abstract

Plasma treatment was used as a new method to enhance the photocatalytic performance of a hydrophobic polymer photocatalyst. The sacrificial hydrogen evolution rate was enhanced by a factor of more than 8 after a plasma treatment time of 20 minutes. Contact angle measurements confirmed that the plasma treatment improved the wettability of the polymer film and XPS results indicated a surface chemical modification.

Graphical abstract: Polymer photocatalysts with plasma-enhanced activity

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Jan 2020
Accepted
28 Mar 2020
First published
31 Mar 2020

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 7125-7129

Polymer photocatalysts with plasma-enhanced activity

R. S. Sprick, K. J. Cheetham, Y. Bai, J. Alves Fernandes, M. Barnes, J. W. Bradley and A. I. Cooper, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 7125 DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01200A

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