In our contribution we will discuss what a combination of experimental characterisation and computational modelling teaches us about the potential of polymeric materials as water splitting photocatalysts. We will touch upon issues such as stability; show that polymers can evolve hydrogen for extended periods, the different aspects of the polymer-solution interface; from exciton dissociation to wettability, the ability to tune catalyst properties through co-polymerisation, the different challenges of sacrificial electron donor vs. water oxidation, as well as the importance of noble metal co-catalysts. We will illustrate all these issues using examples from the polymer photocatalyst materials developed as part of the Liverpool-London collaboration.<br/>

Polymer photocatalysts for water splitting; lessons from experiment and theory

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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