A broadband and strong visible-light-absorbing photosensitizer boosts hydrogen evolution

Ping Wang; Song Guo; Hong-Juan Wang; Kai-Kai Chen; Nan Zhang; Zhi-Ming Zhang; Tong-Bu Lu

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11099-8

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

A broadband and strong visible-light-absorbing photosensitizer boosts hydrogen evolution

Ping Wang,
Song Guo,
Hong-Juan Wang,
Kai-Kai Chen,
Nan Zhang,
Zhi-Ming Zhang,
Tong-Bu Lu

Affiliations

Ping Wang: International Joint Research Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Song Guo: International Joint Research Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Hong-Juan Wang: International Joint Research Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Kai-Kai Chen: International Joint Research Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Nan Zhang: International Joint Research Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Zhi-Ming Zhang: International Joint Research Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology
Tong-Bu Lu: International Joint Research Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11099-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Converting solar energy to hydrogen fuel requires light-absorbers that well-match the wavelengths of incoming sunlight. Here, authors prepare a broadband visible-light-absorbing molecular complex that efficiently produces hydrogen from water.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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