Broadband and strong visible-light-absorbing cuprous sensitizers for boosting photosynthesis.

ABSTRACT: Rational construction of broadband and strong visible-light-absorbing (BSVLA) earth-abundant complexes is of great importance for efficient and sustainable solar energy utilization. Herein, we explore a universal Cu(I) center to couple with multiple strong visible-light-absorbing antennas to break the energy level limitations of the current noble-metal complexes, resulting in the BSVLA nonprecious complex (Cu-3). Systematic investigations demonstrate that double "ping-pong" energy-transfer processes in Cu-3 involving resonance energy transfer and Dexter mechanism enable a BSVLA between 430 and 620 nm and an antenna-localized long-lived triplet state for efficient intermolecular electron/energy transfer. Impressively, Cu-3 exhibited an outstanding performance for both e

SUBMITTER: Chen KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9897433 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature