Porphyrin-based heterogeneous photocatalysts for solar energy conversion

Construction of a 2D layered BiVO4/zinc porphyrin (ZnTCPP) S-scheme heterostructure boosting photocatalytic N2oxidation performance

“…28 They are also the major components of the energy conversion pathway. 29 In addition, by adjusting the surrounding ligands and mental coordination centers, the band gap structures and optoelectronic properties of the corresponding porphyrin derivatives can be regulated. Thus, porphyrins have been often coupled with other semiconductors to improve the light absorption ability, selectivity or activity in many photocatalytic reactions including water splitting, CO 2 photoreduction, organic pollutant degradation, dye sensitized solar cells and so on.…”

Unraveling Structure–Performance Relationships in Porphyrin-Sensitized TiO2 Photocatalysts

“…Additionally, porphyrin-based scaffolds constitute a valuable tool in photocatalysis due to the facile modulation of their redox potentials through structural changes in their architecture, providing extensive adaptation capabilities for different photo-driven applications. Other tunable properties related to their structure are light absorption, lifetime of the excited singlet state, stability, aggregation bias and regeneration ability after photooxidation, enabling a complete control of the performance through porphyrin engineering [ 26 ]. For all these attributes, these structures are considered powerful candidates for photosensitization, and their performance has recently been proved in the context of H 2 production [ 14 , 18 , 23 , 27 ], photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants [ 23 ] and CO 2 reduction [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ].…”

Long-lived excited states of platinum(ii)-porphyrins for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

“…Over the last few decades, the design and synthesis of porphyrins and their derivatives have received immense interest for artificial photosynthesis, which mimics the natural photosynthesis of plants. 1–5 Photocatalytic water splitting is a classic example of artificial photosynthesis to produce hydrogen and oxygen upon light irradiation on a suitable photocatalyst in water. Recently, the research on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (PHE) has been developed very fast for the production of H 2 as a clean energy and renewable fuel that would reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and alleviate the global warming crisis.…”