Ionic Carbon Nitride Polymers for Light-Driven Water Splitting and Selective Conversions (B06)

• Subject Area: Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis ; Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 364549901

B06 will explore synthetic access, molecular functionalization, and catalytic application of new types of polymeric carbon nitrides. The project will investigate synthetic tools to modify the chemical composition and resulting photophysical properties and reactivity of carbon nitrides. Interactions with electron- and hole-collecting scaffolds and co-catalysts will be explored, targeting charge-accumulation and charge extraction. Functionalization with molecular catalysts towards chemical conversions beyond water splitting (focus: AOC, O2-reduction) will be developed.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 234: Light-driven Molecular Catalysts in Hierarchically Structured Materials – Synthesis and Mechanistic Studies
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Radim Beránek; Professor Dr. Benjamin Dietzek-Ivansic; Professor Dr. Timo Jacob, until 6/2022