The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are core steps of
various energy conversion and storage systems. However, their sluggish reaction kinetics …

On transition metals such as iron rests lots of hope to replace precious metal catalysts in the
field of photochemistry for a more sustainable future. Indeed, significant progress has been …

Fe (III) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands belong to the rare examples of
Earth-abundant transition metal complexes with long-lived luminescent charge-transfer …

Despite a few reports of photoluminescent and strongly photo-oxidizing transition metal
complexes with ad 5 electronic configuration, the photophysics and photochemistry of this …

This review focuses on some interesting and recent applications of transition metals towards
the complexation of thiosemicarbazides, thiocarbohydrazides, and their corresponding …

The photofunctionality of the cobalt–hexacarbene complex [Co (III)(PhB (MeIm) 3) 2]+(PhB
(MeIm) 3= tris (3-methylimidazolin-2-ylidene)(phenyl) borate) has been investigated by time …

Density functional theory is an efficient computational tool to investigate photophysical and
photochemical processes in transition metal complexes, giving invaluable assistance in …

Excited state dynamics of three iron (II) carbene complexes that serve as prototype Earth-
abundant photosensitizers were investigated by ultrafast optical spectroscopy. Significant …

One major challenge of future sustainable photochemistry is to replace precious and rare
transition metals in applications such as energy conversion or electroluminescence by earth …

Ferrate (VI) has the potential to play a key role in future water supplies. Its salts have been
suggested as “green” alternatives to current advanced oxidation and disinfection methods in …