Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Supramolecular self-assembly as a breakthrough methodology in the nanoscience and nanotechnology fields has attracted increasing attention. Highly ordered self-assembled supramolecular nanostructures aim to emulate natural light-harvesting and energy transfer and electron transfer processes, which h...
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| description | Supramolecular self-assembly as a breakthrough methodology in the nanoscience and nanotechnology fields has attracted increasing attention. Highly ordered self-assembled supramolecular nanostructures aim to emulate natural light-harvesting and energy transfer and electron transfer processes, which have been an active and rapidly developing field for visible-light-driven photocatalytic applications. This Research Update aims to present the recent progress of the self-assembly of π-conjugated molecules, including perylene diimides (PDIs), porphyrin, and co-assembly of peptide–porphyrin as well as the shape-defined functional hierarchical structures. First, the basic principles of π-conjugated molecular structure design are described. The two nitrogen positions and the bay positions of PDIs can effectively regulate their electronic properties and geometric skeleton, and the functional groups and the good solvents of porphyrin effectively determine the choice of self-assembly methods. Then, the key morphology dependent optoelectronic properties and charge-transport and energy-transport functionalities are also discussed. These self-assembled supramolecular nanostructures’ inherent optoelectronic properties correlated with applications in photocatalytic water splitting into hydrogen evolution are overviewed. By now, the self-assembled In(III) meso-tetraphenylporphine (InTPP) porphyrin nanostructures exhibited the highest photocatalytic hydrogen generation activity among the reported supramolecular nanostructures owing to the central metal of porphyrin and small size of the InTPP nanostructure. Finally, perspectives on the crucial issues and potential future research directions are addressed. This Research Update will provide a new reference for building high performance, stable, and durable photosensitizers based on the supramolecular assembly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ad1e31a43674447a5c5dd082f2853d42022-12-21T20:48:10ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Materials2166-532X2020-12-01812120706120706-1310.1063/5.0029923Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolutionYong Zhong0Shuanghong Liu1Jiefei Wang2Wenzhi Zhang3Tian Tian4Jiajie Sun5Feng Bai6Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaInternational Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaSupramolecular self-assembly as a breakthrough methodology in the nanoscience and nanotechnology fields has attracted increasing attention. Highly ordered self-assembled supramolecular nanostructures aim to emulate natural light-harvesting and energy transfer and electron transfer processes, which have been an active and rapidly developing field for visible-light-driven photocatalytic applications. This Research Update aims to present the recent progress of the self-assembly of π-conjugated molecules, including perylene diimides (PDIs), porphyrin, and co-assembly of peptide–porphyrin as well as the shape-defined functional hierarchical structures. First, the basic principles of π-conjugated molecular structure design are described. The two nitrogen positions and the bay positions of PDIs can effectively regulate their electronic properties and geometric skeleton, and the functional groups and the good solvents of porphyrin effectively determine the choice of self-assembly methods. Then, the key morphology dependent optoelectronic properties and charge-transport and energy-transport functionalities are also discussed. These self-assembled supramolecular nanostructures’ inherent optoelectronic properties correlated with applications in photocatalytic water splitting into hydrogen evolution are overviewed. By now, the self-assembled In(III) meso-tetraphenylporphine (InTPP) porphyrin nanostructures exhibited the highest photocatalytic hydrogen generation activity among the reported supramolecular nanostructures owing to the central metal of porphyrin and small size of the InTPP nanostructure. Finally, perspectives on the crucial issues and potential future research directions are addressed. This Research Update will provide a new reference for building high performance, stable, and durable photosensitizers based on the supramolecular assembly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0029923 |
| spellingShingle | Yong Zhong Shuanghong Liu Jiefei Wang Wenzhi Zhang Tian Tian Jiajie Sun Feng Bai Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution APL Materials |
| title | Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution |
| title_full | Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution |
| title_fullStr | Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution |
| title_short | Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution |
| title_sort | self assembled supramolecular nanostructure photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0029923 |
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