Photoactive copper complexes: properties and applications

J Beaudelot, S Oger, S Perusko, TA Phan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalyzed and photosensitized chemical processes have seen growing interest
recently and have become among the most active areas of chemical research, notably due …

From molecular metal complex to metal-organic framework: The CO2 reduction photocatalysts with clear and tunable structure

YH Luo, LZ Dong, J Liu, SL Li, YQ Lan - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to high value-added productions is considered as a green
and sustainable approach to reducing excessive CO 2 emissions. Molecular metal …

Changing directions: Influence of ligand electronics on the directionality and kinetics of photoinduced charge transfer in Cu (I) diimine complexes

L Wang, ZL Xie, BT Phelan, VM Lynch… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A key challenge to the effective utilization of solar energy is to promote efficient
photoinduced charge transfer, specifically avoiding unproductive, circuitous electron-transfer …

Cross-coupled phenyl-and alkynyl-based phenanthrolines and their effect on the photophysical and electrochemical properties of heteroleptic Cu (I) photosensitizers

F Doettinger, Y Yang, MA Schmid, W Frey… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
With the aims of increasing the antenna system and improving the photophysical properties
of Cu (I)-based photosensitizers, the backbone of 2, 9-dimethyl-1, 10-phenanthroline was …

Photochemical charge accumulation in a heteroleptic copper (I)-anthraquinone molecular dyad via proton-coupled electron transfer

ZL Xie, N Gupta, J Niklas, OG Poluektov, VM Lynch… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing efficient photocatalysts that perform multi electron redox reactions is critical to
achieving solar energy conversion. One can reach this goal by developing systems which …

Bulky and stable copper (I)-Phenanthroline complex: Impact of steric strain and symmetry on the excited-state properties

L Gimeno, BT Phelan, EA Sprague-Klein… - Inorganic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The steric strain around copper (I) in typical [Cu (NNR) 2]+ complexes, where NNR is a
diimine ligand substituted in α-positions of the nitrogen atoms by R, is known to strongly …

Anti-dissipative strategies toward more efficient solar energy conversion

A Cotic, S Cerfontaine, LD Slep, B Elias… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In natural and artificial photosynthesis, light absorption and catalysis are separate processes
linked together by exergonic electron transfer. This leads to free energy losses between the …

Critical role of organic spacers for bright 2D layered perovskites light‐emitting diodes

H Tsai, C Liu, E Kinigstein, M Li, S Tretiak… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐emitting diodes (LEDs) made with quasi‐2D/3D and layered perovskites have
undergone an unprecedented surge as their external quantum efficiency (EQE) is rapidly …

Cu (i) vs. Ru (ii) photosensitizers: elucidation of electron transfer processes within a series of structurally related complexes containing an extended π-system

Y Zhang, P Traber, L Zedler, S Kupfer… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Heteroleptic Cu (I) complexes are a promising alternative towards traditional Ru (II)
photosensitizers. In particular, Cu (I) complexes of the type [Cu (P^ P)(N^ N)]+, where N^ N …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing high-energy MLCT excited states for artificial photosynthesis

A Cotic, I Ramírez-Wierzbicki, A Cadranel - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Important fractions of the energy absorbed in natural and artificial photosynthetic schemes
are dissipated via fast internal conversion processes. In contrast, chromophores that …