Reducing the Exciton Binding Energy of Donor–Acceptor‐Based Conjugated Polymers to Promote Charge‐Induced Reactions

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 58; no. 30; pp. 10236 - 10240
• Main Authors: Lan, Zhi‐An, Zhang, Guigang, Chen, Xiong, Zhang, Yongfan, Zhang, Kai A. I., Wang, Xinchen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 22.07.2019
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Binding energy; Charge transfer; charge-transfer pathway; Chemical reduction; conjugated polymer; Current carriers; Electron transfer; Energy charge; Energy conservation; Energy dissipation; Energy loss; exciton binding energy; Excitons; Heat treating; hydrogen evolution; Irradiation; Light irradiation; Photocatalysis; Photochemicals; Polymers; Radiation; Thermodynamics; exciton binding energy; hydrogen evolution; charge-transfer pathway; photocatalysis; conjugated polymer

Exciton binding energy has been regarded as a crucial parameter for mediating charge separation in polymeric photocatalysts. Minimizing the exciton binding energy of the polymers can increase the yield of charge‐carrier generation and thus improve the photocatalytic activities, but the realization o...