Polymer photocatalysts with plasma-enhanced activity†
Reiner Sebastian
Sprick, 
*a
Kieran J.
Cheetham,
b
Yang
Bai,
a
Jesum
Alves Fernandes,
c
James W.
Bradley
b
and
Andrew I.
Cooper
*a
*a
Kieran J.
Cheetham,
b
Yang
Bai,
a
Jesum
Alves Fernandes,
c
James W.
Bradley
b
and
Andrew I.
Cooper
*a
Abstract
Plasma treatment was used as a new method to enhance the photocatalytic performance of a hydrophobic polymer photocatalyst. The sacrificial hydrogen evolution rate was enhanced by a factor of more than 8 after a plasma treatment time of 20 minutes. Contact angle measurements confirmed that the plasma treatment improved the wettability of the polymer film and XPS results indicated a surface chemical modification.
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