A new method for the synthesis of β-cyano substituted porphyrins and their use as sensitizers in photoelectrochemical devices
Antoniuk-Pablant A, Terazono Y, Brennan B, Sherman B, Megiatto J, Brudvig G, Moore A, Moore T, Gust D. A new method for the synthesis of β-cyano substituted porphyrins and their use as sensitizers in photoelectrochemical devices. Journal Of Materials Chemistry A 2016, 4: 2976-2985. DOI: 10.1039/c5ta07226c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhotoelectrosynthetic cellsWater oxidationNew synthetic methodSolar cellsSensitive functional groupsHigh positive potentialsElectrochemical propertiesRedox mediatorSynthetic methodZinc porphyrinMost porphyrinsPhotoelectrochemical devicesFunctional groupsMild conditionsPresence of TrisPorphyrinsPotential candidateNanoparticulate TiOSensitizersOxidationPositive potentialsDyeMoleculesImproved yieldPhotocurrent