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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

Linker-Engineered Dimeric Acceptors Afford Efficient Organic Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Tailored Nanomorphology for Long-Lived Charge Accumulation.

Jin-Woo Lee, Cheng Sun, Yang Song, Guanru Dong, Keren Ai, Stanley Alfred Cazaly, Flurin Eisner, Bumjoon J Kim, Zeinab Hamid, Iain McCulloch and 2 more

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Jin-Woo LeeDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Cheng SunQingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
Yang SongAndlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Guanru DongDepartment of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Keren AiDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Stanley Alfred CazalySchool of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Flurin EisnerSchool of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-4961
Bumjoon J KimDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Zeinab HamidDepartment of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Iain McCullochDepartment of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6340-7217
Yun-Hi KimDepartment of Chemistry and RIMA, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8856-4414
James R DurrantDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00336766National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00358817National Science Foundation (NSF) Materials Research Science and Engineering Centre DMR-2011750UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/Z536258/1
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Abstract

Organic bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) nanoparticles are promising candidates for solar-to-hydrogen conversion. While the development of organic photocatalysts (OPCs) has leveraged advances in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), molecular design rules tailored to photocatalysis remain underdeveloped. Here we introduce linker-engineered dimeric acceptors that tune self-assembly and thereby control BHJ nanoparticle morphology, enabling high-performance OPCs. Two dimer acceptors, DY1 (unfused linker) and DY2 (fused linker), are synthesised from a monomer analogue (MY), establishing a self-assembly trend of MY > DY2 > DY1. The stronger intermolecular assembly of MY is consistent with a quasi-core-shell morphology that reduces catalytically accessible donor-acceptor interfaces, whereas the weaker intermolecular assembly of DY1 is associated with a more intermixed morphology and increased recombination losses. In contrast, DY2 exhibits a morphology consistent with improved pathway continuity and sufficient donor/acceptor exposure at the particle surface, supporting enhanced accumulation of long-lived, surface-stabilised charges. Consequently, PM6:DY2 OPCs deliver a hydrogen evolution rate of 25.3 µmol h

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dimer acceptorslinker engineeringlong‐lived charge accumulationorganic photocatalystsphotocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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