2016
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
2013
Electron Injection Dynamics from Photoexcited Porphyrin Dyes into SnO2 and TiO2 Nanoparticles
Milot R, Moore G, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Schmuttenmaer C. Electron Injection Dynamics from Photoexcited Porphyrin Dyes into SnO2 and TiO2 Nanoparticles. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2013, 117: 21662-21670. DOI: 10.1021/jp406734t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectron injection dynamicsTime-resolved terahertz spectroscopyTiO2 conduction band edgeElectron injectionInjection dynamicsSnO2 nanoparticle surfaceElectron injection rateConduction band edgePorphyrin dyesWater oxidationNanoparticle surfaceBand edgeDeactivation routeZinc derivativeSoret band excitationExcited-state energiesTiO2 nanoparticlesDyeOnly dyeKinetic considerationsExcited statesTerahertz spectroscopyBand excitationSensitizersPhotoanode
2012
Bioinspired High-Potential Porphyrin Photoanodes
Moore G, Konezny S, Song H, Milot R, Blakemore J, Lee M, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Bioinspired High-Potential Porphyrin Photoanodes. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2012, 116: 4892-4902. DOI: 10.1021/jp210096m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPorphyrin radical cationRadical cationPhotoelectrochemical cellsReduction potentialDye-sensitized solar cellsElectrochemical reduction potentialsMetal oxide surfacesRedox coupleAppropriate energeticsElectron mediatorOxidation powerSpectroscopic studiesPhotoelectrochemical measurementsSnO2 nanoparticlesBare anodeVisible regionTerahertz spectroscopic studyReaction centersCationsSolar cellsPhotoanodeAnodeNatural counterpartsConduction bandSensitizers