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.

Graphical abstractPANI 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 full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide