Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production

Abstract The use of solar energy to produce hydrogen has been one of the research hotspots in recent years. With the continuous exploitation of solar hydrogen evolution, the performance of photo(electro)catalysts has been greatly optimized. However, the solar‐driven hydrogen production for most semi...

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Main Authors: Wenyan Li, Yang Lu, Yawen Tang, Hanjun Sun
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.527
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description Abstract The use of solar energy to produce hydrogen has been one of the research hotspots in recent years. With the continuous exploitation of solar hydrogen evolution, the performance of photo(electro)catalysts has been greatly optimized. However, the solar‐driven hydrogen production for most semiconductors, especially for organic semiconductors, is limited due to the lack of active centers and serious electron–hole recombination. Recently, it has been reported that carbon‐carbon triple bonds (C≡C) can function as active sites for hydrogen evolution, and diacetylenic moiety in organic semiconductors is able to increase carrier migration as well. Therefore, organic semiconductors containing C≡C have attracted considerable attention in the past few years. In this review, organic materials or organic–inorganic hybrids containing C≡C for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production are classified first, including graphdiyne, conjugated acetylene polymers, some covalent organic frameworks, and metal–organic frameworks. After that, the structure, properties, and advantages and disadvantages of C≡C‐containing materials are introduced and summarized. Apart from these, this review also presents advances in materials containing C≡C in the field of solar hydrogen generation. Finally, perspectives on the future development of C≡C‐containing materials in the field of solar hydrogen generation are also briefly anticipated. This review provides pertinent insights into the main challenges and potential advances in the organic semiconductors for solar‐driven hydrogen production, which will also greatly contribute to other photo(electro)catalytic reactions.
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spelling doaj-art-715a62d606214e89a91e3b1c1fc603002024-11-28T07:59:47ZengWileyCarbon Energy2637-93682024-11-01611n/an/a10.1002/cey2.527Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen productionWenyan Li0Yang Lu1Yawen Tang2Hanjun Sun3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials Nanjing Normal University Nanjing ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials Nanjing Normal University Nanjing ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials Nanjing Normal University Nanjing ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials Nanjing Normal University Nanjing ChinaAbstract The use of solar energy to produce hydrogen has been one of the research hotspots in recent years. With the continuous exploitation of solar hydrogen evolution, the performance of photo(electro)catalysts has been greatly optimized. However, the solar‐driven hydrogen production for most semiconductors, especially for organic semiconductors, is limited due to the lack of active centers and serious electron–hole recombination. Recently, it has been reported that carbon‐carbon triple bonds (C≡C) can function as active sites for hydrogen evolution, and diacetylenic moiety in organic semiconductors is able to increase carrier migration as well. Therefore, organic semiconductors containing C≡C have attracted considerable attention in the past few years. In this review, organic materials or organic–inorganic hybrids containing C≡C for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production are classified first, including graphdiyne, conjugated acetylene polymers, some covalent organic frameworks, and metal–organic frameworks. After that, the structure, properties, and advantages and disadvantages of C≡C‐containing materials are introduced and summarized. Apart from these, this review also presents advances in materials containing C≡C in the field of solar hydrogen generation. Finally, perspectives on the future development of C≡C‐containing materials in the field of solar hydrogen generation are also briefly anticipated. This review provides pertinent insights into the main challenges and potential advances in the organic semiconductors for solar‐driven hydrogen production, which will also greatly contribute to other photo(electro)catalytic reactions.https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.527carbon–carbon triple bondsorganic semiconductorsphotocatalysisphotoelectrocatalysissolar hydrogen productionwater splitting
spellingShingle Wenyan Li
Yang Lu
Yawen Tang
Hanjun Sun
Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production
Carbon Energy
carbon–carbon triple bonds
organic semiconductors
photocatalysis
photoelectrocatalysis
solar hydrogen production
water splitting
title Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production
title_full Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production
title_fullStr Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production
title_full_unstemmed Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production
title_short Carbon–carbon triple bond‐containing materials for photo(electro)catalytic solar hydrogen production
title_sort carbon carbon triple bond containing materials for photo electro catalytic solar hydrogen production
topic carbon–carbon triple bonds
organic semiconductors
photocatalysis
photoelectrocatalysis
solar hydrogen production
water splitting
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.527
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