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SUBMITTER: Bornoz P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4683565 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20151202 49
A conjugated polymer known for high stability (poly[benzimidazobenzophenanthroline], coded as BBL) is examined as a photoanode for direct solar water oxidation. In aqueous electrolyte with a sacrificial hole acceptor (SO3(2-)), photoelectrodes show a morphology-dependent performance. Films prepared by a dispersion-spray method with a nanostructured surface (feature size of ∼20 nm) gave photocurrents up to 0.23 ± 0.02 mA cm(-2) at 1.23 VRHE under standard simulated solar illumination. Electrochem ...[more]