We are delighted to share with you a selection of the papers which will be presented at our Faraday Discussion on Artificial Photosynthesis taking place in Kyoto, Japan in February/March 2017. More information about the event may be found here:http://rsc.li/photosynthesis-fd2017. Additional articles will be added to the collection as they are published. The final versions of all the articles presented and a record of the live discussions will be published after the event.

Artificial photosynthesis has the potential to be one of the most promising sciences and technologies for solving the global environmental problems that may threaten the sustainability of humanity, caused by the exhaustion of fossil energy and carbon resources along with the rapid increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. A further escalation of the “CO2 crisis” now seems inevitable. Within decades artificial photosynthesis can be expected to provide one of the most likely and realistic options to address the needs of society as a whole. It will be important for scientists from many disciplines to work together towards the breakthroughs and developments that will be needed to realise this vision.

Themed collection Artificial Photosynthesis

Artificial photosynthesis: closing remarks

Bio-inspired CO₂ reduction by a rhenium tricarbonyl bipyridine-based catalyst appended to amino acids and peptidic platforms: incorporating proton relays and hydrogen-bonding functional groups

Temperature dependence of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction by trans(Cl)–Ru(bpy)(CO)₂Cl₂: activation energy difference between CO and formate production

Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction using water as an electron donor by a powdered Z-scheme system consisting of metal sulfide and an RGO–TiO₂ composite

Supramolecular photocatalysts constructed with a photosensitizer unit with two tridentate ligands for CO₂ reduction

Charge-transfer dynamics at the dye–semiconductor interface of photocathodes for solar energy applications

Introductory lecture: sunlight-driven water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction by heterogeneous semiconductor systems as key processes in artificial photosynthesis

Photocatalytic H₂ production using a hybrid assembly of an [FeFe]-hydrogenase model and CdSe quantum dot linked through a thiolato-functionalized cyclodextrin

Spatial distribution of active sites on a ferroelectric PbTiO₃ photocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production

Fe, Ru, and Os complexes with the same molecular framework: comparison of structures, properties and catalytic activities

Hydricity, electrochemistry, and excited-state chemistry of Ir complexes for CO₂ reduction

¹³C-Labeling the carbon-fixation pathway of a highly efficient artificial photosynthetic system

Large-scale QM/MM calculations of the CaMn₄O₅ cluster in the S₃ state of the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II. Comparison between water-inserted and no water-inserted structures

Mutual relationships between structural and functional changes in a PsbM-deletion mutant of photosystem II

Development of a dye molecule-biocatalyst hybrid system with visible-light induced carbon–carbon bond formation from CO₂ as a feedstock

Unravelling charge separation via surface built-in electric fields within single particulate photocatalysts

Photocatalytic H₂ production on trititanate nanotubes coupled with CdS and platinum nanoparticles under visible light: revisiting H₂ production and material durability

CuAAC-based assembly and characterization of a ruthenium–copper dyad containing a diimine–dioxime ligand framework

Organic–inorganic hybrid photocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction

Electrochemical CO₂ reduction with low overpotential by a poly(4-vinylpyridine) electrode for application to artificial photosynthesis

Fluorescence property of photosystem II protein complexes bound to a gold nanoparticle

Photo-driven electron transfer from the highly reducing excited state of naphthalene diimide radical anion to a CO₂ reduction catalyst within a molecular triad

Strategies to enhance the excitation energy-transfer efficiency in a light-harvesting system using the intra-molecular charge transfer character of carotenoids

The challenges of solar hydrogen in chemical industry: how to provide, and how to apply?

Stable hybrid organic/inorganic photocathodes for hydrogen evolution with amorphous WO₃ hole selective contacts

Catecholamine-functionalized graphene as a biomimetic redox shuttle for solar water oxidation

Temperature dependence of electrocatalytic water oxidation: a triple device model with a photothermal collector and photovoltaic cell coupled to an electrolyzer

Stabilisation effects of phosphane ligands in the homogeneous approach of sunlight induced hydrogen production

Towards artificial methanogenesis: biosynthesis of the [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor and characterization of the semi-synthetic hydrogenase

Integration of systems for demonstrating realistic devices: general discussion

Biological approaches to artificial photosynthesis, fundamental processes and theoretical approaches: general discussion

Molecular catalysts for artificial photosynthesis: general discussion

Inorganic assembly catalysts for artificial photosynthesis: general discussion

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