Issue 1, 2010

Supramolecular n/p-heterojunction photosystems with oriented multicolored antiparallel redox gradients (OMARG-SHJs)

Abstract

Directional electron and hole transport is essential in photosynthesis. Applied to molecular optoelectronics such as organic solar cells, these lessons from nature call for oriented supramolecular n/p-heterojunctions (SHJs) that contain various chromophores and antiparallel redox gradients (OMARGs). In this tutorial review, we summarize recent progress made toward the construction of OMARG-SHJs. This conceptually innovative twist added to a timely topic should appeal to the synthetic organic, supramolecular, biological, physical, analytical and materials chemist as well as to the expert in energy and environmental sciences.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular n/p-heterojunction photosystems with oriented multicolored antiparallel redox gradients (OMARG-SHJs)

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
18 May 2009
First published
07 Sep 2009

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010,39, 138-149

Supramolecular n/p-heterojunction photosystems with oriented multicolored antiparallel redox gradients (OMARG-SHJs)

R. Bhosale, J. Míšek, N. Sakai and S. Matile, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 138 DOI: 10.1039/B906115K

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