PANI/CPs composite material, a new type of coordination polymer based composite material: Fabrication and photocatalytic property study

• The PANI/CP1 composite material are fabricated;
• PANI/CP1 composite material exhibits excellent photocatalytic efficency;
• Compared with CP1, quantum yields of this PANI/CP1 composite material are enhanced greatly.

To enhance photocatalytic activity of a new coordination polymer [Cd(dcbpyno)(bix)1.5]·2H2O (CP1) (dcbpyno = 2,2′-bipyridine-3,3′-dicarboxylate-1,1′-dioxide, bix = 1,4′-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene), with in-situ chemical oxidation polymerization process, polyaniline (PANI) loaded coordination polymer composite material (named as PANI/CP1), was synthesized. Under irradiation of visible light, PANI/CP1 displays more excellent photocatalytic activity and higher quantum yield than CP1.

PANI loaded coordination polymer composite material, which displays excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light, was synthesized through in-situ chemical oxidation of aniline on the surface of coordination polymer.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide