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January 18, 2026Angewandte Chemie International Edition0 citations

Dual‐Type Polarization‐Triggered Spontaneous Exciton Dissociation in Conjugated Polymers for Enhanced Photocatalytic H 2 O 2 Evolution in Pure Water

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PCPeiyan ChenCLChongliang LiHHHaobin Huang

Key Points

  • The research aims to improve photocatalytic performance for H2O2 evolution by facilitating exciton dissociation.
  • Proposed a dual polarization strategy using B←N bonds and triazine in conjugated polymers.
  • Measured exciton activation energy and photocatalytic performance under solar light.
  • Evaluated the photocatalyst’s effectiveness in various water sources.
  • Achieved spontaneous exciton dissociation with activation energy below 25 meV.
  • H2O2 evolution performance reached 4261 µmol g−1 h−1 with a quantum yield of 25.84%.
  • Demonstrated enhanced performance in complex water bodies beyond pure water.

Abstract

Abstract Severe exciton effect significantly hinders free‐charge‐involved water redox reactions, limiting the improvement of photocatalytic performance. Herein, a dual polarization strategy was proposed to achieve spontaneous exciton dissociation while lowering exciton binding energy by introducing B←N bonds and triazine as the dual‐type polarization unit into the alkynyl‐linked conjugated backbone. Dual‐type polarization centers can induce spontaneous exciton dissociation (exciton activation energy <25 meV) to generate more free charges that participate in water oxidation reactions. Triazine as the second polarization unit, lowers the energy barrier of the H 2 O oxidation reaction and serves as the active site of the O 2 reduction reaction to accelerate H 2 O 2 ‐evolution. The H 2 O 2 ‐evolution performance of the dual‐polarization photocatalyst reaches up to 4261 µmol g −1 h −1 with a superb apparent quantum yield of 25.84% at 420 nm and solar‐to‐chemical energy conversion up to 1.20% in pure water, surpassing most of the H 2 O 2 ‐evolution organic photocatalysts ever reported. Furthermore, the dual‐polarization photocatalyst exhibits strong universality in complex water bodies (lake water, river water, and seawater), while achieving higher H 2 O 2 ‐evolution performance than that in pure water.

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c785beb60fb80d13968b4https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202523220
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