Ultrafast electron dynamics in solar energy conversion

CS Ponseca Jr, P Chábera, J Uhlig, P Persson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Photoinduced structural dynamics of molecular systems mapped by time-resolved X-ray methods

M Chergui, E Collet - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
We review the tremendous advances in ultrafast X-ray science, over the past 15 years,
making the best use of new ultrashort X-ray sources including table-top or large-scale …

Cerium-catalyzed C–H functionalizations of alkanes utilizing alcohols as hydrogen atom transfer agents

Q An, Z Wang, Y Chen, X Wang, K Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Modern photoredox catalysis has traditionally relied upon metal-to-ligand charge-transfer
(MLCT) excitation of metal polypyridyl complexes for the utilization of light energy for the …

Long-lived charge-transfer states of nickel (II) aryl halide complexes facilitate bimolecular photoinduced electron transfer

BJ Shields, B Kudisch, GD Scholes… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Here we investigate the photophysics and photochemistry of Ni (II) aryl halide complexes
common to cross-coupling and Ni/photoredox reactions. Computational and ultrafast …

Molecular Design Principles to Elongate the Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Excited-State Lifetimes of Square-Planar Nickel (II) Complexes

T Ogawa, N Sinha, B Pfund, A Prescimone… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Square-planar NiII complexes and their electronically excited states play key roles in cross-
coupling catalysis and could offer new opportunities to complement well-known …

Inclusion of machine learning kernel ridge regression potential energy surfaces in on-the-fly nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulation

D Hu, Y **e, X Li, L Li, Z Lan - The journal of physical chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We discuss a theoretical approach that employs machine learning potential energy surfaces
(ML-PESs) in the nonadiabatic dynamics simulation of polyatomic systems by taking 6 …

Diverse emission properties of transition metal complexes beyond exclusive single phosphorescence and their wide applications

K Li, Y Chen, J Wang, C Yang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Luminescence properties and excited state reactivities of photoactive transition metal
complexes have been harnessed for various applications in the fields of electroluminescent …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines to calculate non-radiative deactivation mechanisms of ruthenium tris (bipyridine) derivatives

D Hernández-Castillo, I Eder, L González - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The applicability of ruthenium tris (bipyridine) complexes in fields like photoactivated
chemotherapy or photocatalysis requires in-depth understanding of their excited state …

Vibrational wavepacket dynamics in Fe carbene photosensitizer determined with femtosecond X-ray emission and scattering

K Kunnus, M Vacher, TCB Harlang, KS Kjær… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The non-equilibrium dynamics of electrons and nuclei govern the function of photoactive
materials. Disentangling these dynamics remains a critical goal for understanding …

Perspectives of medicinally privileged chalcone based metal coordination compounds for biomedical applications

DK Mahapatra, SK Bharti, V Asati, SK Singh - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent clinical reports have highlighted the increasing occurrence of drug resistance of
known therapeutics. Particularly, antibiotic resistant microorganisms and multidrug …