Fig. 6: Photocatalytic performance and electrochemical characterization.

a, b Time-dependent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (a) and HERs (b) of gersiloxenes with x = 0.1−0.9, GeH and Si6H3(OH)3. c Photostability for H2 production of the gersiloxene with x = 0.5 (HGeSiOH). d, e Time-dependent photocatalytic CO evolution (d) and COERs (e) of gersiloxenes with x = 0.1−0.9, GeH and Si6H3(OH)3. f Time-dependent photocatalytic CO evolution for 10 h. g–i PL spectra (g), EIS Nyquist plots (h) and transient photocurrent responses (300 W xenon lamp) (i) of gersiloxenes with x = 0.1−0.9, GeH and Si6H3(OH)3. HERs, H2 evolution rates. COERs CO evolution rates, PL photoluminescence, EIS electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.