Artificial photosynthesis: opportunities and challenges of molecular catalysts

B Zhang, L Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular catalysis plays an essential role in both natural and artificial photosynthesis (AP).
However, the field of molecular catalysis for AP has gradually declined in recent years …

Molecular chromophore–catalyst assemblies for solar fuel applications

DL Ashford, MK Gish, AK Vannucci… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
As the world's population increases, the US Department of Energy has estimated that energy
consumption will increase with it, increasing from 5.7× 1020 J in 2012 to 8.1× 1020 J in …

O–O bond formation in ruthenium-catalyzed water oxidation: single-site nucleophilic attack vs. O–O radical coupling

DW Shaffer, Y Xie, JJ Concepcion - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review we discuss at the mechanistic level the different steps involved in water
oxidation catalysis with ruthenium-based molecular catalysts. We have chosen to focus on …

Dinuclear metal complexes: multifunctional properties and applications

G Li, D Zhu, X Wang, Z Su, MR Bryce - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of metal complexes for optoelectronic applications is a fertile area of
research. In contrast to the rigorous development of mononuclear metal complexes …

Recent advances in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production based on molecular components

Z Yu, F Li, L Sun - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Conceptually new research on dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DS-PECs),
through which solar-driven water splitting to generate solar fuel in the form of hydrogen is …

Design and development of photoanodes for water-splitting dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells

JR Swierk, TE Mallouk - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) use low-cost materials, feature tunable molecular
sensitizers, and exhibit quantum efficiencies near unity. These advantageous features can …

Accumulative charge separation for solar fuels production: coupling light-induced single electron transfer to multielectron catalysis

L Hammarstrom - Accounts of chemical research, 2015 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The conversion and storage of solar energy into a fuel holds promise to provide
a significant part of the future renewable energy demand of our societies. Solar energy …

Light-driven water oxidation for solar fuels

KJ Young, LA Martini, RL Milot… - Coordination chemistry …, 2012 - Elsevier
Light-driven water oxidation is an essential step for conversion of sunlight into storable
chemical fuels. Fujishima and Honda reported the first example of photoelectrochemical …

Artificial photosynthesis: Where are we now? Where can we go?

RL House, NYM Iha, RL Coppo, L Alibabaei… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Widespread implementation of renewable energy technologies, while preventing significant
increases in greenhouse gas emissions, appears to be the only viable solution to meeting …

Recent advances in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting

S Zhang, H Ye, J Hua, H Tian - EnergyChem, 2019 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) that can drive water splitting to
generate solar fuel through the absorption of sun light, has attracted growing interest in the …