Polymer Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production: Progress and Challenges

Thangamuthu, Madasamy; Ruan, Qiushi; Ohemeng, Peter Osei; Luo, Bing; Jing, Dengwei; Godin, Robert; Tang, Junwang

Abstract

Converting solar energy to fuels has attracted substantial interest over the past decades because it has the potential to sustainably meet the increasing global energy demand. However, achieving this potential requires significant technological advances.Polymer photoelectrodes are composed of earth-abundant elements, e.g. carbon, nitrogen,oxygen, hydrogen, which promise to be more economically sustainable than their inorganic counterparts. Furthermore, the electronic structure of polymer photoelectrodes can be more easily tuned to fit the solar spectrum than inorganic counterparts, promising a feasiblepractical application. As a fast-moving area, in particular, over the past ten years, we have witnessed an explosion of reports on polymer materials, including photoelectrodes,cocatalysts, device architectures, and fundamental understanding experimentally and theoretically, all of which have been detailed in this review. Furthermore, the prospects of this field are discussed to highlight the future development of polymer photoelectrodes.

Citation

Thangamuthu, M., Ruan, Q., Ohemeng, P. O., Luo, B., Jing, D., Godin, R., & Tang, J. (2022). Polymer Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production: Progress and Challenges. Chemical Reviews, 122(13), 11778-11829. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00971

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 14, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jun 14, 2022
• Publication Date: Jul 13, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jul 31, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 31, 2023
• Journal: Chemical Reviews
• Print ISSN: 0009-2665
• Electronic ISSN: 1520-6890
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 122
• Issue: 13
• Pages: 11778-11829
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00971
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/23005575
• Publisher URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00971