Metal-complex chromophores for solar hydrogen generation

YJ Yuan, ZT Yu, DQ Chen, ZG Zou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Solar H2 generation from water has been intensively investigated as a clean method to
convert solar energy into hydrogen fuel. During the past few decades, many studies have …

Characterizing photocatalysts for water splitting: from atoms to bulk and from slow to ultrafast processes

C Kranz, M Wächtler - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Research on light-driven catalysis has gained tremendous importance due to the ever-
increasing power consumption and the threatening situation of global warming related to …

Splitting water with cobalt

V Artero, M Chavarot‐Kerlidou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
The future of energy supply depends on innovative breakthroughs regarding the design of
cheap, sustainable, and efficient systems for the conversion and storage of renewable …

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 …

Powering the future of molecular artificial photosynthesis with light-harvesting metallosupramolecular dye assemblies

PD Frischmann, K Mahata, F Würthner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical ingenuity will play a significant role in solving the greatest challenge currently
facing society: providing clean and carbon neutral energy for all of humanity. Molecular …

Photocatalytic hydrogen production

TS Teets, DG Nocera - Chemical communications, 2011‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient storage of solar energy in chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, is essential for the
large-scale utilisation of solar energy systems. Recent advances in the photocatalytic …

A molecular light-driven water oxidation catalyst

N Kaveevivitchai, R Chitta, R Zong… - Journal of the …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Two mononuclear Ru (II) complexes,[Ru (ttbt)(pynap)(I)] I and [Ru (tpy)(Mepy) 2 (I)] I (tpy= 2,
2′; 6, 2 ″-terpyridine; ttbt= 4, 4′, 4 ″-tri-tert-butyltpy; pynap= 2-(pyrid-2′-yl)-1, 8 …

Visualizing the non-equilibrium dynamics of photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer with femtosecond X-ray pulses

SE Canton, KS Kjær, G Vankó, TB Van Driel… - Nature …, 2015‏ - nature.com
Ultrafast photoinduced electron transfer preceding energy equilibration still poses many
experimental and conceptual challenges to the optimization of photoconversion since an …

Palladium versus platinum: the metal in the catalytic center of a molecular photocatalyst determines the mechanism of the hydrogen production with visible light

MG Pfeffer, B Schäfer, G Smolentsev… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
To develop highly efficient molecular photocatalysts for visible light‐driven hydrogen
production, a thorough understanding of the photophysical and chemical processes in the …

The role of the bridging ligand in photocatalytic supramolecular assemblies for the reduction of protons and carbon dioxide

M Schulz, M Karnahl, M Schwalbe, JG Vos - Coordination Chemistry …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Molecular photocatalysts, combining a light absorber and a catalytic active center via a
bridging ligand, have received much attention during the last decade. Therefore, many new …