Tethered sensitizer-catalyst noble-metal-free molecular devices for solar-driven hydrogen generation

Autor: Zhong-Hua Zhong-Hua Pan, Jinqing Lin, Geng-Geng Luo, Di Sun
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003). 47(44)
ISSN: 1477-9234
Popis: Inspired by natural photosynthesis in an organized assembly, compact H2-evolving molecular devices, which tether sensitizer and catalyst modules in one single molecule, present an opportunity to overcome the diffusion limit required for multi-component molecular systems, and increase intramolecular electron transfer rates from the photoactivated unit to the catalytic center to improve H2-evolving efficiency. Thereinto absolutely noble-metal free H2-evolving molecular devices are of particular interest because they don't contain precious and scarce noble-metal based components. This Frontier article focuses specifically on the recent advances in the design, synthesis, and photocatalytic properties of all-abundant-element molecular devices for photoinduced H2 generation via intramolecular processes. Some challenges and suggestions for future directions in this field are also illustrated.
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