Ultrafast electron dynamics in solar energy conversion

CS Ponseca Jr, P Chábera, J Uhlig, P Persson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Unraveling Structure–Performance Relationships in Porphyrin-Sensitized TiO2 Photocatalysts

B Vaz, M Pérez-Lorenzo - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the years, porphyrins have arisen as exceptional photosensitizers given their ability to
act as chlorophyll-mimicking dyes, thus, transferring energy from the light-collecting areas to …

Multifaceted aspects of charge transfer

JB Derr, J Tamayo, JA Clark, M Morales… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Charge transfer and charge transport are by far among the most important processes for
sustaining life on Earth and for making our modern ways of living possible. Involving multiple …

Dipole-induced effects on charge transfer and charge transport. Why do molecular electrets matter?

JB Derr, J Tamayo, EM Espinoza… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
Charge transfer (CT) and charge transport (CTr) are at the core of life-sustaining biological
processes and of processes that govern the performance of electronic and energy …

Controlling and Optimizing Photoinduced Charge Transfer across Ultrathin Silica Separation Membrane with Embedded Molecular Wires for Artificial Photosynthesis

H Zhang, I Weiss, I Rudra, WJ Jo… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ultrathin amorphous silica membranes with embedded organic molecular wires (oligo (p-
phenylenevinylene), three aryl units) provide chemical separation of incompatible catalytic …

Heterogeneous electron-transfer dynamics through dipole-bridge groups

J Nieto-Pescador, B Abraham, J Li… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous electron transfer (HET) between photoexcited molecules and colloidal TiO2
has been investigated for a set of zinc porphyrin chromophores attached to the …

Homo‐and Heterodimeric Dyes for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells: Panchromatic Light Absorption and Modulated Open Circuit Potential

MC Sil, V Sudhakar, AK Singh… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The design of dyes for panchromatic light absorption has attracted much attention in the field
of dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). An approach to enhance panchromatic light …

Effect and position of spiro-bipropylenedioxythiophene π-spacer in donor-π-spacer-acceptor dyes for dye-sensitized solar cell

MC Sil, MFM Kavungathodi, J Nithyanandhan - Dyes and Pigments, 2019 - Elsevier
Improper orientation and self-assembly of dyes on TiO 2 surface are the main disadvantages
at the dye-TiO 2 interface that governs both charge injection and dye regeneration …

Molecular electrets–Why do dipoles matter for charge transfer and excited-state dynamics?

K Rybicka-Jasińska, VI Vullev - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology …, 2020 - Elsevier
For decades, the natural systems, and in particular photosynthesis, have provided the
principal paradigms for solar-energy science and engineering. Charge transfer (CT) is at the …

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B Vaz, M Pérez-Lorenzo - 2023 - academia.edu
Over the years, porphyrins have arisen as exceptional photosensitizers given their ability to
act as chlorophyll-mimicking dyes, thus, transferring energy from the light-collecting areas to …