The four-electron oxidation of water (2H2O→ O2+ 4H++ 4e−) is considered the main
bottleneck in artificial photosynthesis. In nature, this reaction is catalysed by a Mn4CaO5 …

Conspectus Researchers have long been interested in replicating the reactivity that occurs
in photosynthetic organisms. To mimic the long-lived charge separations characteristic of the …

Conspectus “Dynamic exciton”, an umbrella term concept in photochemistry, plays an
important role in nature, science, and technology, especially in photoinduced and …

First Self-Contained Source Entirely Dedicated to Nanocarbons Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
attract a good deal of attention for their electronic, mechanical, optical, and chemical …

We have designed and synthesized a number of donor-acceptor linked systems to elucidate
the science of photoinduced charge separation. In particular, porphyrin-fullerene and …

Various molecular and supramolecular systems have been synthesized and characterized
recently to mimic the functions of photosynthesis, in which solar energy conversion is …

The specific objective of this review is to describe recent development of bioinspired artificial
photosynthetic systems and their applications. First, multi-step electron-transfer systems …

Exploring charge and energy transport in donor–bridge–acceptor systems is an important
research field which is essential for the fundamental knowledge necessary to develop future …

Synthetic giant multiporphyrin arrays with well-defined architectures are reviewed in terms of
artificial light-harvesting materials. Meso, meso-linked porphyrin arrays and multiporphyrin …

We have prepared a variety of porphyrin–fullerene linked systems to mimic photoinduced
energy and electron transfer (ET) processes in photosynthesis. Photodynamical studies on …