Tracking Ultrafast Charge Separation in a PBI-based Biomimetic Complex for Oxygen Evolution

• DOI: 10.1364/up.2020.m4b.10
• Publication Date: 2021-02-10T06:59:28Z
• Authors: Margherita Maiuri; Mattia Russo; Luca Moretti; Vasilis Petropoulos; Francesco Rigodanza; Andrea Sartorel; Maurizio Prato; Giulio Cerullo; Marcella Bonchio
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Multidimensional spectroscopies reveal a two-step process in a biomimetic supracomplex for oxygen evolution. A sub-ps charge-separation within the light-sensitizer moiety is followed by hole transfer from the catalyst counterpart, forming productive charges.