Carbon Nanomembranes as a 2D-Platform for the Immobilization, Incorporation and Investigation of Photosensitizers and Catalysts (B07)

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

B07 designs gas-permeable and proton conducting ultrathin (~1 nm) asymmetric Janus-type carbon-nanomembranes (CNMs) suitable for photocatalysts and devises experiments for the mass spectrometric detection of H2(D2) generated under visible light irradiation from free-standing photosensitizer-catalyst-CNM (PS/CAT-CNM) constructs. We plan to optimize the permeation characteristics of PS/CAT-CNMs by preparing tailormade CNM precursors and propose to integrate not only photosensitizers, but also hydrogen evolution catalysts into the CNM scaffold by the low energy electron irradiation induced stitching. Finally, we will broaden the scope of immobilized catalysts and work collaboratively towards a platform for on-surface HER and WOC screening.

• 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. Max von Delius; Professor Dr. Andrey Turchanin