Themed collection Artificial Photosynthesis

Experiments using modulated illumination reveal a kinetic bottleneck in light-driven water splitting on hematite electrodes.

Successful control of photo-driven NAD⁺/NADH type hydrogenation reactions in ruthenium complexes has been accomplished by using a new NAD⁺ model ligand.

A binding pocket consisting of two zinc porphyrins self assembled by Watson–Crick base pairing is presented. The porphyrin binding pocket is located in the confined environment of a lipid membrane whereas the DNA is located in the water phase. Bidentate electron accepting ligands are shown to coordinate in-between the two porphyrins.

α-Aminoisobutyric acid oligomers undergo a transition from a superexchange to a hopping mechanism on changing from disordered to helical conformations.

For the first time, a photocathode electrode immobilized with a molecular catalyst and an organic photosensitizer has been demonstrated for hydrogen generation in pH 7 buffer solution.

Ni–C in the O₂-tolerant [NiFe] hydrogenase from A. aeolicus is shown by pulse EPR to carry a photo-labile hydride ligand, which is weaker bound compared to O₂-sensitive hydrogenases.

LaTiO₂N photoanodes demonstrating the best photocurrents ever reported for this material were prepared and further improved through the deposition of an In₂O₃ overlayer.

Antenna tethered to the sensitizer outperform unbound systems.

Overall reaction equation and energy diagram of the studied CdSe QD system.

The tunable co-generation of CO and H₂ from CO₂ and H₂O by coupled homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis is described.

The Ru^VO species and other intermediates in O₂ evolution from water catalyzed by [Ru(terpy)(bpy)(OH₂)]²⁺ were spectrophotometrically characterized, and the spectral components observed were identified based on the TD-DFT calculations.

The first example of a BF₂ chelated azadipyrromethene–fullerene dyad and the photoinduced electron transfer originating in this dyad are reported.

Carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) co-attached with CdS nanocrystals (quantum dots or nanorods) exhibits fast CO₂ reduction under visible light.

[Co^II(dmgBF₂)₂]⁰ (dmgBF₂ = difluoro-boryldimethylglyoximate) catalyzes H₂ production in acetonitrile solution through a mechanism involving a Co^IIH intermediate.

We demonstrate that cytochrome c and azurin can be functionally adsorbed to a nanoporous antimony-doped tin oxide thin film and spectroelectrochemically probed.

Highly selective photoelectrochemical CO₂ reduction (>80% selectivity) in water was successfully achieved by combining a sulfide semiconductor Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS) with a metal-complex electrocatalyst.

The complexes [Ru(tpy)(NN)(solvent)]²⁺ (tpy = 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, NN = 2,2′-bipyridine or 3-methyl-1-pyridylbenzimidazol-2-ylidene) are electrocatalysts for CO₂ reduction in CH₃CN with CO as the product.

X-ray spectroscopy on electrodeposited nickel oxides reveals common structural motifs in water oxidation by oxides of cobalt, manganese, and nickel.

CdS–reduced graphene oxide is synthesized using a microwave-assisted reaction for visible light photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) with a high removal rate.

Wilkinson’s iridium acetate trimer is a competent precatalyst for water oxidation with NaIO₄ but rapidly decomposes using Ce(IV) as a primary oxidant.

For the first time a self-assembled layered hybrid [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺/manganese(III,IV) as a water oxidizing system is reported.

Mononuclear pentacoordinate Fe(II) complexes with a free coordination site were prepared as mimics of the distal Fe (Fe_d) in the active site of [FeFe] hydrogenases. The complexes catalyze the electrochemical reduction of protons at mild overpotential.

Photophysical properties of fullerene-encapsulating single-walled carbon nanotubes linked with porphyrins by a short rigid phenylene spacer have been investigated.

Two subsequent photoinduced electron transfers in a linear triad incorporating a Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ photosensitizer lead to a long-lived charge-separated state.

Porphyrins with a hydrogen atom at a meso-position can be oxidatively coupled under mild conditions using inexpensive Cu²⁺ salts.

Simple is the best: An easily prepared, self-host heteroleptic Ir dendrimer 4D-G1 with a more simple molecular structure shows compatible device performance to G3.

Macrocyclic hosts show affinities towards C₆₀ and C₇₀ up to the micromolar and enhanced charge separated state lifetimes in the range of 500 ps.

Nickel(II) complexes supported by a series of carbene–pyridine ancillary ligands are active molecular electrocatalysts for the reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and exhibit high selectivity for the reduction of carbon dioxide over water.