Issue 44, 2018

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

Abstract

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.

Graphical abstract: Tethered sensitizer–catalyst noble-metal-free molecular devices for solar-driven hydrogen generation

Article information

Article type
Frontier
Submitted
10 7 2018
Accepted
21 9 2018
First published
21 9 2018

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 15633-15645

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

G. Luo, Z. Pan, J. Lin and D. Sun, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 15633 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT02831A

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