Porphyrins and phthalocyanines as biomimetic tools for photocatalytic H 2 production and CO 2 reduction

E Nikoloudakis, I López-Duarte… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing energy demand and environmental issues caused by the over-exploitation of
fossil fuels render the need for renewable, clean, and environmentally benign energy …

Chemical strategies in molybdenum based chalcogenides nanostructures for photocatalysis

SA Ali, T Ahmad - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the last two decades, plenty of environmental issues have risen up due to the damage
which humans have caused to the planet for the sake of development. The continual …

Phthalocyanines for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Urbani, ME Ragoussi, MK Nazeeruddin… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phthalocyanines (Pcs) are robust and intensely colored macrocycles (blue pigments) with
high chemical, thermal and light stability, properties that are of paramount importance for …

Artificial spherical chromatophore nanomicelles for selective CO2 reduction in water

J Yu, L Huang, Q Tang, SB Yu, QY Qi, J Zhang, D Ma… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
In nature, photosynthetic organelles harness solar radiation to produce energy-rich
compounds from water and atmospheric CO2 via exquisite supramolecular assemblies …

Metal-complex chromophores for solar hydrogen generation

YJ Yuan, ZT Yu, DQ Chen, ZG Zou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar H2 generation from water has been intensively investigated as a clean method to
convert solar energy into hydrogen fuel. During the past few decades, many studies have …

Non-covalently linked donor-acceptor interaction enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from porphyrin assembly

J Jing, J Li, Y Su, Y Zhu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
The separation of photogenerated excitons plays a crucial role in initiating high-efficiency
photocatalysis of organic semiconductors. Herein, a non-covalent donor-acceptor (DA) …

Tailored self-assembled photocatalytic nanofibres for visible-light-driven hydrogen production

J Tian, Y Zhang, L Du, Y He, XH Jin, S Pearce… - Nature Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
The creation of efficient artificial systems that mimic natural photosynthesis represents a key
current challenge. Here, we describe a high-performance recyclable photocatalytic core …

Comprehensive review and future perspectives on the photocatalytic hydrogen production

J Corredor, MJ Rivero, CM Rangel… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen represents a renewable energy alternative that may positively contribute to get
over the global energy crisis while at the same time reducing its environmental burden …

Photochemical hydrogen generation with porphyrin-based systems

K Ladomenou, M Natali, E Iengo… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
While its main current use is that of a feedstock in the chemical and petrochemical industry,
molecular hydrogen can also be considered, in perspective, as an interesting energy carrier …

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 …