Prospects of D-π-A structured porphyrins and their photoelectrochemical application

Authors

Shuang-shuang LIU, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan , 430074,Hubei,China;
Jian-feng Lu, Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia;
Ming-kui Wang, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan , 430074,Hubei,China;Follow

Corresponding Author

Ming-kui Wang(mingkui.wang@mail.hust.edu.cn)

Abstract

Porphyrins and their metalloderivatives are a class of compounds exhibiting a wide variety of interesting and highly useful properties, such as chlorophyll. Porphyrins are particularly interesting in photoelectrochemical applications due to their structural similarity to chlorophylls in natural photosynthetic systems, as well as their strong and tunable absorption properties. Recently, various porphyrins have been extensively studied for their applications in solar cells, photocatalytic hydrogen production, optical information storage and others. This review will focus on the unique physical and chemical properties of D-π-A structured porphyrins, and their photovoltaic performances in dye-sensitized solar cells. A brief discussion in the future development of porphyrins is presented.

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Keywords

porphyrin, solar cell, water splitting, photochemistry

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.160143

Publication Date

2016-08-29

Online Available Date

2016-03-17

Revised Date

2016-03-09

Received Date

2016-02-23

Recommended Citation

Shuang-shuang LIU, Jian-feng Lu, Ming-kui Wang. Prospects of D-π-A structured porphyrins and their photoelectrochemical application[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2016 , 22(4): 340-355.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.160143
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol22/iss4/4