Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes

Natural photosynthesis inspired the scientific community to design and synthesize molecular assemblies that possess advanced light-harvesting and electron-transfer features. In this review, we present the preparation and the photophysical investigation of novel porphyrin−fullerene hybrids...

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Main Authors:	Vasilis Nikolaou, Asterios Charisiadis, Christina Stangel, Georgios Charalambidis, Athanassios G. Coutsolelos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:	C
Subjects:	fullerene C<sub>60</sub> porphyrin artificial photosynthesis electron transfer energy transfer
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/5/3/57

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spelling	doaj-dc38cde334244fd1af464e57683d070a2020-11-25T01:32:42ZengMDPI AGC2311-56292019-09-01535710.3390/c5030057c5030057Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic SchemesVasilis Nikolaou0Asterios Charisiadis1Christina Stangel2Georgios Charalambidis3Athanassios G. Coutsolelos4Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceLaboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceLaboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceLaboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceLaboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceNatural photosynthesis inspired the scientific community to design and synthesize molecular assemblies that possess advanced light-harvesting and electron-transfer features. In this review, we present the preparation and the photophysical investigation of novel porphyrin−fullerene hybrids acting as artificial photosynthetic systems. Porphyrinoids stand as chlorophyll analogues and have emerged as suitable photosensitizers in supramolecular electron donor−acceptor hybrids. Fullerenes (C<sub>60</sub>) are versatile electron acceptors with small reorganization energy and low reduction potentials. The novel derivatives presented herein mimic the fundamental features of the photosynthetic reaction center, namely, light harvesting, charge separation, and charge transport. To this end, a comprehensive analysis on these key processes that occur in various porphyrin−fullerene entities is illustrated in this work.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/5/3/57fullereneC<sub>60</sub>porphyrinartificial photosynthesiselectron transferenergy transfer
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spellingShingle	Vasilis Nikolaou Asterios Charisiadis Christina Stangel Georgios Charalambidis Athanassios G. Coutsolelos Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes C fullerene C<sub>60</sub> porphyrin artificial photosynthesis electron transfer energy transfer
author_facet	Vasilis Nikolaou Asterios Charisiadis Christina Stangel Georgios Charalambidis Athanassios G. Coutsolelos
author_sort	Vasilis Nikolaou
title	Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes
title_short	Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes
title_full	Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes
title_fullStr	Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes
title_full_unstemmed	Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes
title_sort	porphyrinoid–fullerene hybrids as candidates in artificial photosynthetic schemes
publisher	MDPI AG
series	C
issn	2311-5629
publishDate	2019-09-01
description	Natural photosynthesis inspired the scientific community to design and synthesize molecular assemblies that possess advanced light-harvesting and electron-transfer features. In this review, we present the preparation and the photophysical investigation of novel porphyrin−fullerene hybrids acting as artificial photosynthetic systems. Porphyrinoids stand as chlorophyll analogues and have emerged as suitable photosensitizers in supramolecular electron donor−acceptor hybrids. Fullerenes (C<sub>60</sub>) are versatile electron acceptors with small reorganization energy and low reduction potentials. The novel derivatives presented herein mimic the fundamental features of the photosynthetic reaction center, namely, light harvesting, charge separation, and charge transport. To this end, a comprehensive analysis on these key processes that occur in various porphyrin−fullerene entities is illustrated in this work.
topic	fullerene C<sub>60</sub> porphyrin artificial photosynthesis electron transfer energy transfer
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/5/3/57
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Porphyrinoid–Fullerene Hybrids as Candidates in Artificial Photosynthetic Schemes

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