Exciting progress has been made in the area of solar fuel generation by CO2 reduction. New
photocatalytic materials containing well-defined surface catalytic sites have emerged in …

TiO2 thin films are often used as protective layers on semiconductors for applications in
photovoltaics, molecule–semiconductor hybrid photoelectrodes, and more. Experiments …

Three molecular Re hydrides of the form (Rbpy) Re (CO) 3H with 2, 2′-bipyridine (bpy)
ligands containing silatrane functional groups for surface attachment on metal oxide …

Transition metal complexes have been widely used as catalysts or chromophores in artificial
photosynthesis. Traditionally, they are employed in homogeneous settings. Despite their …

Transparent and grain boundary-free substrates are essential to immobilize molecular
photocatalysts for efficient photoirradiation reactions without unexpected light scattering and …

A high-surface-area p-type porous Si photocathode containing a covalently immobilized
molecular Re catalyst is highly selective for the photoelectrochemical conversion of CO2 to …

Rhenium bipyridine tricarbonyl complexes, fac-[Re (bpy)(CO) 3X] n+, are highly effective in
selectively converting CO2 to CO under electrochemical and photochemical conditions …

Carbon electrodes are ideal for electrochemistry with molecular catalysts, exhibiting facile
charge transfer and good stability. Yet for solar-driven catalysis with semiconductor light …

Six rhenium hydride complexes,[(6, 6′-R2-bpy) Re (CO) 3H](bpy= 2, 2′-bipyridine, R=
OEt, OMe, NHMe, Me, F, Br), were synthesized. These complexes insert CO2 to form …

Silicon-based photoelectrochemical devices show promise for the performance of light-
driven CO2 reduction but suffer from instability under photoelectrochemical conditions …