PANI/CPs composite material, a new type of coordination polymer based composite material: Fabrication and photocatalytic property study

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.