Design of BODIPY dyes as triplet photosensitizers: electronic properties tailored for solar energy conversion, photoredox catalysis and photodynamic therapy

E Bassan, A Gualandi, PG Cozzi, P Ceroni - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
BODIPYs are renowned fluorescent dyes with strong and tunable absorption in the visible
region, high thermal and photo-stability and exceptional fluorescence quantum yields …

Scope and prospect of transition metal-based cocatalysts for visible light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with graphitic carbon nitride

AK Singh, C Das, A Indra - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic production of H 2 using sunlight is considered a sustainable solution to
fulfill the global energy demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases generated …

H 2-production and electron-transfer mechanism of a noble-metal-free WO 3@ ZnIn 2 S 4 S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst

S Cao, J Yu, S Wageh, AA Al-Ghamdi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven hydrogen production can alleviate the ever-growing energy crisis, but
developing affordable and efficient photocatalysts is challenging. We here report a noble …

Strong synergy between gold nanoparticles and cobalt porphyrin induces highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

H Sheng, J Wang, J Huang, Z Li, G Ren… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The reaction efficiency of reactants near plasmonic nanostructures can be enhanced
significantly because of plasmonic effects. Herein, we propose that the catalytic activity of …

Dual photosensitizer coupled three‐dimensional metal‐covalent organic frameworks for efficient photocatalytic reactions

M Lu, SB Zhang, MY Yang, YF Liu, JP Liao… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we innovatively assembled two types of traditional photosensitizers, that is
pyridine ruthenium/ferrum (Ru (bpy) 32+/Fe (bpy) 32+) and porphyrin/metalloporphyrin …

Switching excited state distribution of metal–organic framework for dramatically boosting photocatalysis

S Guo, LH Kong, P Wang, S Yao, TB Lu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photosensitization associated with electron/energy transfer represents the central science of
natural photosynthesis. Herein, we proposed a protocol to dramatically improve the …

Carbon dots mediated charge sinking effect for boosting hydrogen evolution in Cu-In-Zn-S QDs/MoS2 photocatalysts

Q Chen, Y Liu, X Gu, D Li, D Zhang, D Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Visible-driven photocatalysis plays a critical role in solar energy conversion, but the
efficiency is limited by the poor charge separation and utilization. Here, a ternary …

Rapid electron transfer via dynamic coordinative interaction boosts quantum efficiency for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

JW Wang, L Jiang, HH Huang, Z Han… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The fulfillment of a high quantum efficiency for photocatalytic CO2 reduction presents a key
challenge, which can be overcome by developing strategies for dynamic attachment …

Visible-light-driven photocatalytic H 2 evolution over CdZnS nanocrystal solid solutions: interplay of twin structures, sulfur vacancies and sacrificial agents

HB Huang, ZB Fang, K Yu, J Lü, R Cao - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In the perspective of visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution, photocatalysts with suitable
band energy levels and wide-range responses are particularly promising. Herein, CdxZn1 …

Ion Pairing of Cationic and Anionic Ir(III) Photosensitizers for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction at Lipid–Membrane Surfaces

S Takizawa, T Okuyama, S Yamazaki… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We synthesized an ion pair comprising cationic and anionic Ir (III) photosensitizers ([Ir1+][Ir2–
]) for photocatalytic CO2 reduction and showed that the cationic component imparts stability …