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  • Materials Science
  • Photocatalysis
  • Solar Energy Conversion

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  • 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) offer potential for solar energy applications due to their ordered structures.
  • However, insufficient charge transfer and recombination limit their photocatalytic performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize a novel donor-acceptor (D-A) system based on COFs for enhanced solar energy harvesting and conversion.
  • To investigate the optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of the new D-A system.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of a D-A system, PyTz-COF, using electron-rich pyrene (Py) and electron-deficient thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (Tz).
  • Evaluation of optoelectronic properties, photocatalytic activity in superoxide anion radical-mediated coupling, and photoelectrochemical activity for hydrogen evolution.

Main Results:

  • The PyTz-COF exhibited a bicontinuous heterojunction, leading to exceptional optoelectronic properties.
  • Demonstrated significant photocatalytic ability and photoelectrochemical activity.
  • Achieved a photocurrent of 100 μA cm⁻² at 0.2 V vs. RHE and a hydrogen evolution rate of 2072.4 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹.

Conclusions:

  • The developed PyTz-COF shows high efficiency and activity for solar energy harvesting and conversion.
  • This work provides a pathway for the reticular design of advanced D-A systems for photocatalysis and solar fuel production.