Co-facial π-π Interaction Expedites Sensitizer-to-Catalyst Electron Transfer for High-Performance CO₂ Photoreduction.

ABSTRACT: The sunlight-driven reduction of CO₂ into carbonaceous fuels can lower the atmospheric CO₂ concentration and provide renewable energy simultaneously, attracting scientists to design photocatalytic systems for facilitating this process. Significant progress has been made in designing high-performance photosensitizers and catalysts in this regard, and further improvement can be realized by installing additional interactions between the abovementioned two components, however, the design strategies and mechanistic investigations on such interactions remain challenging. Here, we present the construction of molecular models for intermolecular π-π interactions between the photosensitizer and the catalyst, via the introduction of pyrene groups into both molecular components.

SUBMITTER: Wang JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9241016 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature