Oriented Films of Conjugated 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks as Photocathodes for Water Splitting

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 140; no. 6; pp. 2085 - 2092
• Main Authors: Sick, Torben, Hufnagel, Alexander G, Kampmann, Jonathan, Kondofersky, Ilina, Calik, Mona, Rotter, Julian M, Evans, Austin, Döblinger, Markus, Herbert, Simon, Peters, Kristina, Böhm, Daniel, Knochel, Paul, Medina, Dana D, Fattakhova-Rohlfing, Dina, Bein, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 14.02.2018
• Subjects: cathodes; electrolysis; electrolytes; electrons; hydrogen; hydrogen production; renewable energy sources; semiconductors

Light-driven water electrolysis at a semiconductor surface is a promising way to generate hydrogen from sustainable energy sources, but its efficiency is limited by the performance of available photoabsorbers. Here we report the first time investigation of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as a new...