Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back

AB Muñoz-García, I Benesperi, G Boschloo… - Chemical Society …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting
a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs …

Artificial photosynthesis: opportunities and challenges of molecular catalysts

B Zhang, L Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular catalysis plays an essential role in both natural and artificial photosynthesis (AP).
However, the field of molecular catalysis for AP has gradually declined in recent years …

Polymer photoelectrodes for solar fuel production: progress and challenges

M Thangamuthu, Q Ruan, PO Ohemeng, B Luo… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Converting solar energy to fuels has attracted substantial interest over the past decades
because it has the potential to sustainably meet the increasing global energy demand …

The development of molecular water oxidation catalysts

R Matheu, P Garrido-Barros, M Gil-Sepulcre… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
There is an urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to solar fuels—not only to lower CO2
emissions that cause global warming but also to ration fossil resources. Splitting H2O with …

Core–shell structured titanium dioxide nanomaterials for solar energy utilization

W Li, A Elzatahry, D Aldhayan, D Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Because of its unmatched resource potential, solar energy utilization currently is one of the
hottest research areas. Much effort has been devoted to develo** advanced materials for …

Hybrid photoelectrochemical water splitting systems: from interface design to system assembly

F Niu, D Wang, F Li, Y Liu, S Shen… - Advanced Energy …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has attracted increasing attention due to its
potential to mitigate energy and environmental issues. Hybrid PEC systems containing …

Dinuclear metal complexes: multifunctional properties and applications

G Li, D Zhu, X Wang, Z Su, MR Bryce - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The development of metal complexes for optoelectronic applications is a fertile area of
research. In contrast to the rigorous development of mononuclear metal complexes …

Embedding biocatalysts in a redox polymer enhances the performance of dye-sensitized photocathodes in bias-free photoelectrochemical water splitting

F Cheng, O Pavliuk, S Hardt, LA Hunt, B Cai… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Dye-sensitized photoelectrodes consisting of photosensitizers and molecular catalysts with
tunable structures and adjustable energy levels are attractive for low-cost and eco-friendly …

Ru-bda: Unique molecular water-oxidation catalysts with distortion induced open site and negatively charged ligands

B Zhang, L Sun - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
A water-oxidation catalyst with high intrinsic activity is the foundation for develo** any type
of water-splitting device. To celebrate its 10 years anniversary, in this Perspective we focus …

Recent advances in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting

S Zhang, H Ye, J Hua, H Tian - EnergyChem, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) that can drive water splitting to
generate solar fuel through the absorption of sun light, has attracted growing interest in the …