Assembling molecular semiconductor composites for enhanced photocatalytic cyclohexene oxidation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Dec 12;60(100):15051-15054. doi: 10.1039/d4cc04194a.

Abstract

Here, a molecular semiconductor composite was assembled by integrating atomically precise Ti12-oxo clusters and phosphotungstic acid (PTA) into a cocrystal system. A molecular heterojunction was demonstrated to form between the two units, which allows the charge separation efficiency to be enhanced, resulting in a two-fold increase in photocatalytic activity for cyclohexene oxidation compared to the physically mixed composite.