Nanoengineering triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion: from materials to real-world applications

T Schloemer, P Narayanan, Q Zhou, E Belliveau… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Using light to control matter has captured the imagination of scientists for generations, as
there is an abundance of photons at our disposal. Yet delivering photons beyond the surface …

Visible‐to‐uv photon upconversion: recent progress in new materials and applications

M Uji, TJB Zähringer, C Kerzig… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultraviolet (UV, λ< 400 nm) light is essential for various photochemical reactions,
but its intensity in the solar spectrum is very low, and light sources that artificially generate …

Cage escape governs photoredox reaction rates and quantum yields

C Wang, H Li, TH Bürgin, OS Wenger - Nature chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Photoredox catalysis relies on light-induced electron transfer leading to a radical pair
comprising an oxidized donor and a reduced acceptor in a solvent cage. For productive …

Factors that Impact photochemical cage escape yields

MJ Goodwin, JC Dickenson, A Ripak, AM Deetz… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The utilization of visible light to mediate chemical reactions in fluid solutions has
applications that range from solar fuel production to medicine and organic synthesis. These …

NIR‐Absorbing B, N‐Heteroarene as Photosensitizer for High‐Performance NIR‐to‐Blue Triplet‐Triplet Annihilation Upconversion

JK Li, MY Zhang, L Zeng, L Huang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Triplet‐triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA‐UC) with near‐infrared (NIR) photosensitizers
is highly desirable for a variety of emerging applications. However, the development of NIR …

Asymmetric photoredox catalytic formal de Mayo reaction enabled by sensitization-initiated electron transfer

X Sun, Y Liu, Y Yin, X Ban, X Zhao, Z Jiang - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Visible-light-driven photoredox catalysis is known to be a powerful tool for organic synthesis.
Its occurrence critically depends on the twice exothermic single-electron transfer processes …

Molecular energy transfer under the strong light–matter interaction regime

DJ Tibben, GO Bonin, I Cho, G Lakhwani… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Research into strong light–matter interactions continues to fascinate, being spurred on by
unforeseen and often spectacular experimental observations. Properties that were …

Red light-based dual photoredox strategy resembling the Z-scheme of natural photosynthesis

F Glaser, OS Wenger - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoredox catalysis typically relies on the use of single chromophores, whereas strategies,
in which two different light absorbers are combined, are rare. In photosystems I and II of …

Sensitizer-controlled photochemical reactivity via upconversion of red light

F Glaser, OS Wenger - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
By combining the energy input from two red photons, chemical reactions that would normally
require blue or ultraviolet irradiation become accessible. Key advantages of this biphotonic …

Challenges and Future Perspectives in Photocatalysis: Conclusions from an Interdisciplinary Workshop

SB Beil, S Bonnet, C Casadevall, RJ Detz… - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis is a versatile and rapidly develo** field with applications spanning artificial
photosynthesis, photo-biocatalysis, photoredox catalysis in solution or supramolecular …