The world energy scenario is now living significant contributions coming from the
photovoltaic field: new organic/inorganic hybrid materials have emerged in recent years …

Tetrapyrrole macrocycles are central to photosynthesis yet a single macrocycle does not
carry out photosynthesis; rather, assemblies of tetrapyrrole macrocycles work in concert in …

The distinct features of chlorophylls in photosynthesis have led to the formation of numerous
derivatives for applications encompassing solar energy conversion, molecular photonics …

An expanded metalloporphyrin-based “black dye” Au–Pd oxohexaphyrin (AuPd-1) with
absorption capabilities across the visible-to-near-infrared (NIR) range was synthesized. This …

The development of light-harvesting architectures with broad absorption coverage in the
visible region continues to be an important research area in the field of artificial …

In photosynthetic light‐harvesting complexes, strong interaction between chromophores
enables efficient absorption of solar radiation and has been suggested to enable ultrafast …

Expanded porphyrins have been attracting increasing attention owing to their unique optical
and electrochemical properties as well as switchable aromaticity. Toward material …

With the development of solar steam generation (SSG) for clean water production,
conjugated photothermal materials (PTMs) have attracted significant interest because of …

The development of photothermal materials (PTMs) for solar steam generation (SSG) has
gained tremendous attention in response to the global clean water scarcity issue. However …

A panchromatic triad and a charge-separation unit are joined in a crossbar architecture to
capture solar energy. The panchromatic-absorber triad (T) is comprised of a central free …