When porphyrins meet 2D materials: spectroscopic and photocatalytic properties
Since its discovery, graphene has gained considerable interest from scientists all over the world. For more than one decade, the scientific community has been spending notable amounts of intellectual and financial resources to study its properties, which paves a way towards the commercialization of...
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| Published in | Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Vol. 12; no. 25; pp. 912 - 967 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Cambridge
Royal Society of Chemistry
27.06.2024
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| Summary: | Since its discovery, graphene has gained considerable interest from scientists all over the world. For more than one decade, the scientific community has been spending notable amounts of intellectual and financial resources to study its properties, which paves a way towards the commercialization of graphene, other 2D materials and a manifold of their derivatives. In this review, the spectroscopic properties of porphyrin-functionalized 2D materials are comprehensively discussed, followed by an extensive presentation of state-of-the-art achievements in photocatalysis based on such composite/hybrid materials. The primary focus is on the fundamental understanding of the structure-property-performance relationship as well as its importance in the future target-oriented design and fabrication of photocatalysts with tailored properties. After a short introduction, different design strategies for the fabrication of porphyrin (Por)-functionalized graphene-based materials (GBMs) (covalent
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non-covalent assemblies) are systematically summarized. Then, the photocatalysis-relevant properties of the composites are thoroughly discussed based on the experimental results provided by steady-state absorption spectroscopy (ground-state properties) and time-resolved absorption and emission spectroscopies (excited-state properties). The importance of appropriate data analysis, with particular respect to the photoemission processes, is brought to attention. Subsequently, the photocatalytic behavior towards hydrogen generation, CO
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reduction and pollutant degradation of Por and GBM hybrids are comprehensively reported and fundamental mechanisms of light-driven catalytic processes in such systems, together with efficiency-limiting steps, are highlighted. The role of spectroscopy as a very powerful tool that enables the determination of key photophysical properties essential for light-driven catalysis is emphasized. Finally, recent advances with respect to 2D materials beyond graphene and their assembly with Por as promising photocatalysts are presented. We believe that this review, which comprehensively presents the knowledge gained to date regarding composites based on 2D materials with porphyrins as promising photocatalysts, will stimulate further efforts of researchers to tackle the remaining challenges and contribute to taking a decisive step towards the commercialization of these photocatalysts in the future.
Exploring the fundamental understanding of the structure-property-performance relationship of porphyrins functionalized with 2D materials. |
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| Bibliography: | Bronislaw Marciniak is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry of Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), Poznan, Poland and the Director of the Center for Advanced Technology at AMU. He (2008-2016) held the position of Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University. He received Professor of Chemistry Title (1998) from the AMU and was a post-doctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada (1980-81) and a Fulbright Scholar in the Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, USA (1990-91). Professor Marciniak's research interests include photochemistry, photophysics and radiation chemistry of (1) organic compounds of biological interest, (2) silicon atom-containing polymers and their model compounds and (3) porphyrin-graphene oxide nanohybrids. Anna Lewandowska-Andralojc is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. She obtained her doctoral degree in 2011 in the field of chemistry. During her PhD studies, she participated in two research internships at Radiation Laboratory, Notre Dame University, USA. She completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA) in the Artificial Photosynthesis group under the supervision of Dr Etsuko Fujita. Her principal research is focused on the photochemistry and photocatalysis of nanomaterials, synthesis and characterization of nanostructures based on 2D materials and mechanistic studies of protons and electrons for systems related to artificial photosynthesis. Aleksandra Lindner obtained her doctoral degree in chemistry in 2006, working within the Research and Training Network SULFRAD at the Leipzig University, Germany. Later, she moved to the Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, IN, USA where her interests were focused on photochemistry of IR-absorbing dyes and dye-graphene nanohybrides. Since 2017 till now she is researcher at the Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany. Her current studies are concentrated on the modification of thin ferromagnetic films with metal nanoparticles and dyes and probing light-induced effects therein. Aleksandra Lesniewicz received her BSc in Chemistry from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, in 2019 and her MSc in Medicinal Chemistry from Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland, in 2021. She is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Anna Lewandowska-Andralojc at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. Her primary research interests revolve around the applications of porphyrins and 2D materials in the photodegradation of dyes. Daria Larowska-Zarych obtained her PhD in Chemistry from Adam Mickiewicz University in 2023, under the guidance of esteemed scholar and supervisor, Prof. Bronislaw Marciniak. Her doctoral thesis was dedicated to the study of the photochemical and photophysical properties of nanostructures that were based on graphene oxide functionalized with porphyrin dyes. Following the completion of her PhD studies, she secured a postdoctoral position at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. Her current research focuses on investigating systems that exhibit photoinduced electron transfer and have potential applications in photocatalysis, particularly in the photodegradation of water pollutants. Aleksander Kolman earned his bachelor's degree in Chemistry (Materials Chemistry) from Adam Mickiewicz University in 2016. During the same year, he commenced his master's degree in Medicinal Chemistry at Jagiellonian University in Cracow. In 2021, he accomplished his master's degree. Starting from October 2021, he embarked on his PhD studies under the guidance of Prof. A. Lewandowska-Andralojc. His research is focused on the synthesis and characterization of nanohybrids involving photosensitizers and 2D materials, with potential applications in the field of phototherapy for cancer. |
| ISSN: | 2050-7526 2050-7534 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d4tc00416g |