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ArticleNature chemistry2020

Tailored self-assembled photocatalytic nanofibres for visible-light-driven hydrogen production.

Jia Tian, Yifan Zhang, Lili Du, Yunxiang He, Xu-Hui Jin, Samuel Pearce, Jean-Charles Eloi, Robert L Harniman, Dominic Alibhai, Ruquan Ye and 2 more

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Article in Nature chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Jia TianSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Yifan ZhangSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Lili DuDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yunxiang HeSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5275-2691
Xu-Hui JinSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Samuel PearceSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2661-2702
Jean-Charles EloiSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Robert L HarnimanSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Dominic AlibhaiWolfson Bioimaging Facility, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-4424
Ruquan YeDepartment of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-9090
David Lee PhillipsDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ian MannersSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. imanners@uvic.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3794-967X

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L014181/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council L01386X
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The creation of efficient artificial systems that mimic natural photosynthesis represents a key current challenge. Here, we describe a high-performance recyclable photocatalytic core-shell nanofibre system that integrates a cobalt catalyst and a photosensitizer in close proximity for hydrogen production from water using visible light. The composition, microstructure and dimensions-and thereby the catalytic activity-of the nanofibres were controlled through living crystallization-driven self-assembly. In this seeded growth strategy, block copolymers with crystallizable core-forming blocks and functional coronal segments were coassembled into low-dispersity, one-dimensional architectures. Under optimized conditions, the nanofibres promote the photocatalytic production of hydrogen from water with an overall quantum yield for solar energy conversion to hydrogen gas of ~4.0% (with a turnover number of >7,000 over 5 h, a frequency of >1,400 h

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