Visible‐to‐UV Photon Upconversion: Recent Progress in New Materials and Applications

M Uji, TJB Zähringer, C Kerzig… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultraviolet (UV, λ< 400 nm) light is essential for various photochemical reactions,
but its intensity in the solar spectrum is very low, and light sources that artificially generate …

Combining machine learning and high-throughput experimentation to discover photocatalytically active organic molecules

X Li, PM Maffettone, Y Che, T Liu, L Chen… - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Light-absorbing organic molecules are useful components in photocatalysts, but it is difficult
to formulate reliable structure–property design rules. More than 100 million unique chemical …

Organic photosensitizers for catalytic solar fuel generation

CF Leung, TC Lau - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, various organic dyes have been used as photosensitizers for the
photocatalytic reduction of water and carbon dioxide, which is a sustainable approach for …

Rational design of colloidal AgGaS2/CdSeS core/shell quantum dots for solar energy conversion and light detection

X Li, X Tong, S Yue, C Liu, AI Channa, Y You, R Wang… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) with core/shell architecture can offer tailored electronic and
optical properties which are promising for various optoelectronic applications. Here, we …

Heavy metal-free visible-to-UV photon upconversion with over 20% efficiency sensitized by a ketocoumarin derivative

M Uji, N Harada, N Kimizuka, M Saigo… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient triplet–triplet annihilation-based photon upconversion (TTA-UC) from visible to UV
light without using heavy metals is still a challenging task. Here we achieve a record-high …

Shedding light on small molecule coumarin dyes for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

N Chanda, S Gonuguntla, SK Verma, AK Basak… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of simple coumarin-based organic dyes loaded over TiO 2 is found to
possess great potential for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Herein, we studied …

Unlocking the potential of ketocoumarins: efficient photosensitizers for sustainable light driven hydrogen evolution

G Knorr, K Hotzel, A Chettri, A Skabeev… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we explore the untapped potential of ketocoumarins as photosensitizers for
light driven hydrogen evolution. Through the synthesis of a library of novel ketocoumarins …

Preparation and fluorescence properties of novel 2-quinolone derivatives and their corresponding Eu (III) complexes

Z Hu, Q Deng, S Yang, D Guo - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of novel 2-quinolone ligands and their corresponding Eu (III) complexes were
prepared. The effect of different solvents, different ligand concentrations and different …

Cu(OAc)2 Catalyzed Synthesis of Novel Chromeno [4,3-b]Pyrano[3,4-e]Pyridine-6,8-Dione Derivatives via a One-Pot Multicomponent Reaction in Water under Mild …

MH Sayahi, Z Afrouzandeh… - Polycyclic Aromatic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
An efficient method is introduced based on the copper (II) acetate catalyzed one-pot
multicomponent synthesis of novel chromeno [4, 3-b] pyrano [3, 4-e] pyridine-6, 8-dione …

Charge separation, charge recombination and intersystem crossing in orthogonal naphthalimide–perylene electron donor/acceptor dyad

X Chen, J Pang, M Imran, X Li, J Zhao, M Li - … & Photobiological Sciences, 2021 - Springer
We prepared an orthogonal electron donor/acceptor dyad (NI–Py) with perylene (Py) as
electron donor and 4-aminonaphthalimide (NI) as an electron acceptor. The molecule …