Self-assembled π-conjugated chromophores: preparation of one- and two-dimensional nanostructures and their use in photocatalysis
David Cappelletti, Marianna Barbieri, Alessandro Aliprandi, Michele Maggini, Luka Đorđević∞
Abstract
reduction, or environmental remediation. We discuss strategies that can be used to prepare ordered photocatalytic systems with an emphasis on the effect of packing between the dyes and the resulting photocatalytic activity. We further showcase supramolecular strategies that allow interfacing the organic nanostructures with co-catalysts, molecules, polymers, and (in)organic materials. The principles discussed here are the foundation for the utilization of these self-assembled materials in photocatalysis.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisConjugated systemChromophoreNanostructureNanotechnologyMaterials scienceSemiconductorCatalysisBridge (graph theory)PolymerChemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsInternal medicineComposite materialMedicineLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistrySupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials