2019
Effect of Electronic Coupling on Electron Transfer Rates from Photoexcited Naphthalenediimide Radical Anion to Re(bpy)(CO)3X
Martinez J, La Porte N, Chaudhuri S, Sinopoli A, Bae Y, Sohail M, Batista V, Wasielewski M. Effect of Electronic Coupling on Electron Transfer Rates from Photoexcited Naphthalenediimide Radical Anion to Re(bpy)(CO)3X. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123: 10178-10190. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNaphthalenediimide radical anionElectron transfer rateElectronic couplingRadical anionX-ray structural studiesAppropriate reference moleculesReaction free energyPhotocatalytic CO2 reductionFree energy changeArtificial photosynthesisNDI chromophoresElectron transferMid-IR spectroscopyCatalyst resultsUV/Constitutional isomersPhotocatalytic reductionCO2 reductionReference moleculeStructural studiesFree energyEnergy changeFirst intermediateAnionsTransfer rate
2018
Photoexcited radical anion super-reductants for solar fuels catalysis
La Porte N, Martinez J, Chaudhuri S, Hedström S, Batista V, Wasielewski M. Photoexcited radical anion super-reductants for solar fuels catalysis. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2018, 361: 98-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetal centerCarbon-neutral energy economyCharge-separated lifetimeSolar fuel catalysisReduction of CO2Catalytic transformationsRadical anionFuel catalysisElectron transferImportant reactionsRedox potentialActive complexGlobal energy demandExcitation wavelengthSolar spectrumCarbon dioxideLargest possible portionReactionNsRylenediimidesCatalysisEnergy economyAnionsSolar energyChromophore