β-Substituted ZnII porphyrins as dyes for DSSC: A possible approach to photovoltaic windows

G Di Carlo, AO Biroli, F Tessore, S Caramori… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology and its
implementation in construction of the building envelop provide aesthetical, economical and …

Porphyrins for Second Order Nonlinear Optics (NLO): An Intriguing History §

F Tessore, A Orbelli Biroli, G Di Carlo, M Pizzotti - Inorganics, 2018 - mdpi.com
This short review outlines the main results obtained by our research group over the last 15
years in the field of porphyrins and metal porphyrins for second order nonlinear optics …

Effects of bulky substituents of push–pull porphyrins on photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized solar cells

T Higashino, K Kawamoto, K Sugiura… - … Applied Materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
To evaluate the effects of substituent bulkiness around a porphyrin core on the photovoltaic
properties of porphyrin-sensitized solar cells, long alkoxy groups were introduced at the …

A versatile living polymerization method for aromatic amides

S Pal, DPT Nguyen, A Molliet, M Alizadeh, A Crochet… - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Polycondensation polymers typically follow step-growth kinetics assuming all functional
groups are equally likely to react with one another. If the reaction rates with the chain end …

Collisional Electron Transfer Route between Homogeneous Porphyrin Dye and Catalytic TiO2/Re(I) Particles for CO2 Reduction

S Choi, CH Kim, JO Baeg, HJ Son, C Pac… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Dye detachment issue in the TiO2-mediated dye-sensitized photocatalytic system
engenders an electron injection route based on collisional quenching between the detached …

Nonlinear optical properties of porphyrin, fullerene and ferrocene hybrid materials

F Limosani, F Tessore, G Di Carlo, A Forni… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this research, we investigated the second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of
multicomponent hybrid materials formed by meso-tetraphenylporphyrin P (both as free base …

Efficient Sunlight Harvesting by A4 β-Pyrrolic Substituted ZnII Porphyrins: A Mini-Review

G Di Carlo, A Orbelli Biroli, M Pizzotti… - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) are a highly promising alternative to conventional
photovoltaic silicon-based devices, due to the potential low cost and the interesting …

Coupling of zinc porphyrin dyes and copper electrolytes: A springboard for novel sustainable dye-sensitized solar cells

A Colombo, G Di Carlo, C Dragonetti, M Magni… - Inorganic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The combination of β-substituted Zn2+ porphyrin dyes and copper-based electrolytes
represents a sustainable route for economic and environmentally friendly dye-sensitized …

Designing push–pull porphyrins for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Z Parsa, SS Naghavi, N Safari - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, tremendous effort has been made to improve the light-harvesting
ability of push–pull porphyrin dyes. Despite notable success achieved in this direction, push …

Functional optical nano/micromaterials

WY Rho, BH Jun - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The interaction between light and optical materials is central to science, as these materials
possess remarkable physical, chemical, and photonical characteristics. Currently, research …