Ru(II) polypyridine complexes: photophysics, photochemistry, eletrochemistry, and chemiluminescence

Photophysics, photochemistry and solar energy conversion with tris(bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) and its analogues

The goal of artificial photosynthesis is to use the energy of the sun to make high-energy chemicals for energy production. One approach, described here, is to use light absorption and excited-state electron transfer to create oxidative and reductive equivalents for driving relevant fuel-forming half-reactions such as the oxidation of water to O2 and its reduction to H2. In this “integrated modular assembly” approach, separate components for light absorption, energy transfer, and long-range electron transfer by use of free-energy gradients are integrated with oxidative and reductive catalysts into single molecular assemblies or on separate electrodes in photelectrochemical cells. Derivatized porphyrins and metalloporphyrins and metal polypyridyl complexes have been most commonly used in these assemblies, with the latter the focus of the current account. The underlying physical principleslight absorption, energy transfer, radiative and nonradiative excited-state decay, electron transfer, proton-coupled elec...

Chemical approaches to artificial photosynthesis

Artificial photosynthesis: molecular systems for catalytic water oxidation.

Coordination complexes exhibiting room-temperature phosphorescence: Evaluation of their suitability as triplet emitters in organic light emitting diodes

Photoracemization of Ru (Bipyridine)32

Picosecond flash photolysis and spectroscopy: Transition metal coordination compounds

Luminescence of chromium(III) complexes

Photoanation of the tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(ii) cation by thiocyanate

Photolysis of Transition Metal Oxalato Complex Ions

Gerald B. Porter

Papers

Photoracemization of Ru (Bipyridine)32

Picosecond flash photolysis and spectroscopy: Transition metal coordination compounds

Luminescence of chromium(III) complexes

Photoanation of the tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(ii) cation by thiocyanate

Photolysis of Transition Metal Oxalato Complex Ions