Supramolecular photocatalysts fixed on the inside of the polypyrrole layer in dye sensitized molecular photocathodes: application to photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction coupled with water oxidation
Fazalurahman Kuttassery, Hiromu Kumagai, Ryutaro Kamata, Yusuke Ebato, Masanobu Higashi, Hajime Suzuki, Ryu Abe, Osamu Ishitani
Abstract
A novel dye-sensitized molecular photocathode with polypyrrole networks exhibits high efficiency and durability for photocatalytic CO 2 reduction by using water as reductant and visible light as energy.
Topics & Concepts
PolypyrrolePhotocatalysisPhotocathodePhotochemistryVisible spectrumMaterials scienceRedoxLayer (electronics)Reduction (mathematics)Supramolecular chemistryChemistryChemical engineeringElectrochemistryNanotechnologyMoleculeOptoelectronicsCatalysisInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryGeometryElectronQuantum mechanicsMathematicsEngineeringPhysicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry