Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews 
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Publication date: March 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 14 Author(s): Maria Vittoria Dozzi , Elena Selli A critical overview is presented on the role that first row p-block elements boron, carbon, nitrogen and fluorine, employed as dopants of TiO2, have in improving the capability of this photocatalyst in harvesting solar light for photocatalytic applications. The peculiar physicochemical properties of doped TiO2 materials are described in terms of the results of both theoretical calculations and photocatalytic efficiency tests, in relation to their bulk and su...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Measurements and evaluation of dye-sensitized solar cell performance
Publication date: March 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 14 Author(s): Katsuhiko Takagi , Shinichi Magaino , Hidenori Saito , Tomoko Aoki , Daisuke Aoki Measurement and evaluation methods for the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), of which the mechanism for photocurrent generation is quite different from that of silicon-type solar cells, are reviewed here and a relevant method proposed. The slow response times and nonlinearity of DSC photocurrents against the light intensity (irradiance) at wavelengths of incident light are profoundly influence...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Nanomaterials formulations for photothermal and photodynamic therapy of cancer
Publication date: June 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 15 Author(s): Edakkattuparambil Sidharth Shibu , Morihiko Hamada , Norio Murase , Vasudevanpillai Biju Nanomaterials with well-defined size, shape, composition, and surface functionalities offer multimodal and multifunctional platforms for various bioanalytical, bioimaging, and therapeutic applications. In this review, we focus on the different theranostic formulations of nanomaterials based on gold, silver, silica, semiconductor quantum dots, upconversion lanthanides, oxide magnets, polymers, liposomes, ...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Surface plasmon-enhanced photochemical reactions
Publication date: June 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 15 Author(s): Kosei Ueno , Hiroaki Misawa The electromagnetic field enhancement effect based on the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance was developed for various photochemical reaction systems, such as nano-lithography, photovoltaic cells, photocatalysis, and water splitting systems. As with most points characteristic of these surface plasmon-enhanced photochemical reactions, spatially selective photochemical reactions can be induced and photons can be efficiently utilized, a concept that coul...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Ultrafast plasmon induced electron injection mechanism in gold–TiO2 nanoparticle system
Publication date: June 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 15 Author(s): Luchao Du , Akihiro Furube , Kohjiro Hara , Ryuzi Katoh , Masanori Tachiya To study plasmon-induced charge transfer mechanism between an excited gold nanoparticle (NP) and a TiO2 NP, which can be applied to solar cell and photocatalyst technologies, ultrafast femtosecond visible-pump/infrared-probe transient absorption spectroscopy was utilized to explore charge separation and recombination dynamics in gold–TiO2 NP systems. In this review, our recent works are summarized. TiO2 NPs of diff...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Surface modification of TiO2 photocatalyst for environmental applications
Publication date: June 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 15 Author(s): Hyunwoong Park , Yiseul Park , Wooyul Kim , Wonyong Choi This paper reviews recent studies on the semiconductor photocatalysis based on surface-modified TiO2 of which application is mainly focused on environmental remediation. TiO2 photocatalysis that is based on the photoinduced interfacial charge transfer has been extensively studied over the past four decades. A great number of modification methods of semiconductor photocatalysts have been developed and investigated to accelerate the phot...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Functionalization of textile materials with TiO2 nanoparticles
This article looks at some latest advances in finishing of different textile materials with TiO2 nanoparticles. (Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews)
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Photochemical reaction processes during vacuum-ultraviolet irradiation of water ice
Publication date: September 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 16 Author(s): Akihiro Yabushita , Tetsuya Hama , Masahiro Kawasaki The photoprocesses of water ice play an important role in regions of interstellar space, such as interstellar clouds and outer solar systems. Vacuum-ultraviolet absorption of water ice leads to dissociation of water molecules, and allows subsequent reactions of photoproducts on/in ice. There have been many laboratory studies that identify photoproducts and estimate product yields, reaction mechanisms and energy partitioning in the reac...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Role of heteroaromatic cycles in the inter- and intra-molecular dynamics of excited aryl ketones
Publication date: September 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 16 Author(s): Gianna Favaro , Fausto Ortica , Aldo Romani Although the photophysics and photochemistry of aromatic carbonyl compounds have been extensively studied over several years, the interest in their photobehaviors is still alive and they continue to be investigated by exploiting advanced experimental and computational technologies. In this article complete series of pyridyl, di-pyridyl, thienyl, di-thienyl and thienyl-pyridyl ketones are reviewed, mainly from the spectroscopic and photochemical...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Photoinduced polymerization: An innovative, powerful and environmentally friendly technique for the preparation of polymer electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
Publication date: September 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 16 Author(s): Federico Bella , Roberta Bongiovanni Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted large attention due to their easy fabrication, low cost and high conversion efficiency. One of the major problems limiting the long-term stability of these devices is the volatilization of the liquid electrolytes traditionally used. To solve this problem and improve technological perspectives of DSSCs, many recent studies have been addressed to the preparation of quasi-solid electrolytes, in which a pol...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Preparation of functional nanomaterials with femtosecond laser ablation in solution
Publication date: December 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 17 Author(s): Dezhi Tan , Shifeng Zhou , Jianrong Qiu , Nasir Khusro Femtosecond laser ablation in solution (FLAS) is a unique and simple technique addressing the drawbacks of the conventional methods giving access to preparation of an ultra-broad spectrum of nanomaterials (NMs), since the NMs can be produced from nearly any solid materials and variable precursors in different solutions. After the energy injection in ultra-short time, extreme conditions with high temperature, high pressure and high co...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Photobiological hydrogen production: Bioenergetics and challenges for its practical application
Publication date: December 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 17 Author(s): Hidehiro Sakurai , Hajime Masukawa , Masaharu Kitashima , Kazuhito Inoue Photobiological production of hydrogen is considered to be one of the most promising technologies for replacing or complementing fossil fuel-derived energy. This review focuses on the bioenergetics of photobiological hydrogen production by various phototrophs, namely purple non-sulfur bacteria, green sulfur bacteria, cyanobacteria, and green algae. We discuss the improvements in hydrogen production efficiency and th...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Key issues and recent progress of high efficient organic light-emitting diodes
This article provides an overview on working principle of different kinds of luminescence, effective methods to improve quantum efficiency, recent progress of white emission OLEDs, novel types of transparency electrode for flexible OLEDs and the stability of OLEDs. A series of interesting and promising ideas to improve the performance of OLEDs are summarized from physical engineering based on the recent achievement of high brightness, high efficient and good stability of OLEDs. (Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews)
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Plasmonics for pulsed-laser cell nanosurgery: Fundamentals and applications
Publication date: December 2013 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 17 Author(s): E. Boulais , R. Lachaine , A. Hatef , M. Meunier This review describes the fundamental aspects of pulsed laser interaction with plasmonic nanostructures, and its applications to cell nanosurgery, including the destruction, modification or manipulation of molecular, sub-cellular and cellular structures. The review assumes no prior knowledge of the field of plasmonics and begins with a short review of the basic theory of plasmon excitation and optical properties of nanoscale metallic struc...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Synthesis and photoreactivity of α-diketone-type precursors of acenes and their use in organic-device fabrication
Publication date: March 2014 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 18 Author(s): Mitsuharu Suzuki , Tatsuya Aotake , Yuji Yamaguchi , Nao Noguchi , Haruyuki Nakano , Ken-ichi Nakayama , Hiroko Yamada Acenes are highly promising p-type organic semiconductors, and have been the subject of intense studies. However, acenes are often low in solubility and stability, which poses major obstacles in the synthesis and processing of this class of compounds. In order to overcome the problem, a series of α-diketone-type acene precursors have been developed. These precursors are...
Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
