title: Photocatalytic water reduction with copper-based photosensitizers: a noble-metal-free system.
abstract: Of noble descent: a fully noble-metal-free system for the photocatalytic reduction of water at room temperature has been developed. This system consists of Cu(I) complexes as photosensitizers and [Fe(3)(CO)(12)] as the water-reduction catalyst. The novel Cu-based photosensitizers are relatively inexpensive, readily available from commercial sources, and stable to ambient conditions, thus making them an attractive alternative to the widely used noble-metal based systems.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Shu-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mejía
authors.forename: Aleksej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pazidis
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Junge
authors.forename: Annette-Enrica
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Surkus
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jackstell
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Denurra
authors.forename: Serafino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gladiali
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lochbrunner
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beller