Coordination chemistry in the design of heterogeneous photocatalysts

C Gao, J Wang, H Xu, Y **ong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysts have been widely used for photocatalysis, which is a highly
important process for energy conversion, owing to their merits such as easy separation of …

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 …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications

Y Bai, I Mora-Sero, F De Angelis, J Bisquert… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The continuous increase of the world's population, together with the substantial
development of industry has brought about imperious demand for larger energy …

Dye-sensitized solar cells

A Hagfeldt, G Boschloo, L Sun, L Kloo… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
At the end of last century, the possibility to use devices based on molecular components for
the construction of a robust large-scale solar electricity production facility seemed utopic. But …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, modifications, and applications

X Chen, SS Mao - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Since its commercial production in the early twentieth century, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has
been widely used as a pigment1 and in sunscreens, 2, 3 paints, 4 ointments, toothpaste, 5 …

Metal‐free organic dyes for dye‐sensitized solar cells: From structure: Property relationships to design rules

A Mishra, MKR Fischer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Works without ruthenium as well: Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) incorporating metal‐
free organic dyes have been considerably improved in recent years. Various design …

Dye-sensitised semiconductors modified with molecular catalysts for light-driven H 2 production

J Willkomm, KL Orchard, A Reynal, E Pastor… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of synthetic systems for the conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels
is a research goal that continues to attract growing interest owing to its potential to provide …

Functional soft materials from metallopolymers and metallosupramolecular polymers

GR Whittell, MD Hager, US Schubert, I Manners - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Synthetic polymers containing metal centres are emerging as an interesting and broad class
of easily processable materials with properties and functions that complement those of state …

Electron transfer dynamics in dye-sensitized solar cells

A Listorti, B O'regan, JR Durrant - Chemistry of Materials, 2011 - ACS Publications
In this review, we address the materials design parameters that control the processes of
charge separation, and thereby device efficiency, in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical …

Photodriven heterogeneous charge transfer with transition-metal compounds anchored to TiO 2 semiconductor surfaces

S Ardo, GJ Meyer - Chemical Society Reviews, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
A critical review of light-driven interfacial charge-transfer reactions of transition-metal
compounds anchored to mesoporous, nanocrystalline TiO2 (anatase) thin films is described …