Tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) are widely used benchmark molecules in diverse photochemical studies given facile synthetic access, rich visible-region spectra, and broad structural analogy to chlorophylls. Yet the literature values for each key photophysical parameter – the molar absorption coefficient (e), fluorescence quantum yield (Φf), and also singlet excited-state lifetime (τS) – vary over an astonishing range. Here, a comprehensive literature review (∼1940–September 2020) encompassing 871 publications is reported for these essential parameters. Each parameter is determined by measurement with distinct instrumentation and suffers idiosyncratic sources of error. The best values for H2TPP are e = 460,000 cm−1·M−1, Φf = 0.090, and τS = 12.8 ns in Ar- purged toluene (Φf = 0.070, τS = 9.9 ns in toluene in air); the best values for ZnTPP are e = 560,000 cm−1·M−1, Φf = 0.030, and τS = 2.1 ns in Ar-purged toluene (Φf = 0.029, τS = 2.0 ns in toluene in air). The choice of values for such parameters has far-reaching consequences in photochemistry ranging from fluorescence (or Forster) resonance energy transfer (FRET) processes to assessments of molecular brightness.

Comprehensive review of photophysical parameters (ε, Φf, τs) of tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) – Critical benchmark molecules in photochemistry and photosynthesis

Metal-organic frameworks-based sensitive electrochemiluminescence biosensing.

As the energy source of living cells and the intermediate product of metabolism, glucose plays an important role in biological systems. Therefore, it is of great significance to establish a reliable and sensitive method for the detection of glucose, especially in blood. Herein, a "switch-on" fluorescence sensor for rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of glucose was successfully developed. In this strategy, PCN-224 served as the recognition unit, while AgNPs played the roles as both a "quencher", to decrease the fluorescence intensity of PCN-224, and an H2O2 recognizer. After exposure to H2O2 that was produced in situ during GOx-catalyzed oxidation of glucose, AgNPs can be effectively etched into silver ions and released from PCN-224, thereby recovering the fluorescence of PCN-224. The present sensing strategy shows many merits including high sensitivity with a low limit of detection (0.078 μM) and excellent selectivity toward glucose over other saccharides. More importantly, the sensing platform we proposed was further extended to monitoring glucose in human serum samples with satisfactory recoveries, indicating its promising potential for diagnostic purposes.

"Switch-On" Fluorescence Detection of Glucose with High Specificity and Sensitivity Based on Silver Nanoparticles Supported on Porphyrin Metal-Organic Frameworks.

We propose a novel competitive mechanism involving the dissolved oxygen (O2) between zirconium-based porphyrinic metal-organic framework nanoparticles (NMOFs) and luminol into a ratiometric electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensing interface. Zinc tetrakis(carboxyphenyl)-porphyrin (ZnTCPP) in NMOFs as electron media reduce O2 into reactive oxygen species (ROS) and produce singlet oxygen (1O2), resulting in cathodic ECL. Meanwhile, ROS also react with the luminol anion radical and amplify the anodic ECL emission. Based on the competitive-mechanism-driven ECL process, taking the detection of polynucleotide kinase (PNK) as example, with assembling DNA-functionalized NMOFs on the sensing interface, a lower detection limit of 6.5 × 10-5 U mL-1 and broader linear relationship range from 0.0002 to 10 U mL-1 were obtained compared with that of single-signal-driven ECL sensors. This proposed MOFs-luminol competitive ECL mechanism involving dissolved O2 may provide a new pathway for further research of a green and highly sensitive ECL biosensing system.

Zirconium–Metalloporphyrin Frameworks–Luminol Competitive Electrochemiluminescence for Ratiometric Detection of Polynucleotide Kinase Activity

The design and exploration of highly efficient organic luminophores for an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor is a fascinating and promising subject. Herein, we present a surfactant-assisted sel...

Multifunctional Zinc Oxide Promotes Electrochemiluminescence of Porphyrin Aggregates for Ultrasensitive Detection of Copper Ion.

Semiconductor/co-catalyst coupling is considered as a promising strategy to enhance the photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion efficiency. Unfortunately, this model system is faced with a serious interface recombination problem, which limits the further improvement of PEC performances. Here, a FeNiOOH co-catalyst with abundant oxygen vacancies on BiVO4 is fabricated through simple and economical NaBH4 reduction to accelerate hole transfer and achieve efficient electron-hole pair separation. The photocurrent of the BV (BiVO4 )/Vo-FeNiOOH system is more than four times that of pure BV. Importantly, the charge transfer kinetics and charge carrier recombination process are studied by scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy and intensity modulated photocurrent spectroscopy in detail. In addition, the oxygen vacancy regulation proposed is also applied successfully to other semiconductors (Fe2 O3 ), demonstrating the applicability of this strategy.

Significantly Promoting the Photogenerated Charge Separation by Introducing an Oxygen Vacancy Regulation Strategy on the FeNiOOH Co-Catalyst.

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting technology is a promising strategy toward producing sustainable hydrogen fuel. However, it is an essential bottleneck to reduce severe charge recombination for the improvement of PEC performance. Construction of heterojunction systems, such as Z-scheme and type II heterojunctions, could efficiently boost charge separation, whereas the mechanism of charge separation is still ambiguous. We describe herein a charge transfer system designed with Bi2WO6/Bi2S3 (BWO/BS) as a prototype. In this system, Au nanoparticles act as charge relays to engineer a charge transfer pathway, and the obtained BWO/Au/BS photoanode achieves a remarkable photocurrent density of 0.094 mA cm-2 at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs RHE), over approximately 1.2 and 2.3 times larger than those of BWO/BS/Au and BWO, exhibiting long-term photostability. More importantly, scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy (SPECM) and intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy (IMPS) studies are performed to in situ-capture the photogenerated hole during the PEC process. Operando analysis reveals that the Z-scheme BWO/Au/BS system (1.33 × 10-2 cm s-1) exhibits higher charge transfer kinetics compared to the type II BWO/BS/Au heterostructure (0.85 × 10-2 cm s-1) while efficiently suppressing charge recombination for optimized PEC activity. Note that this smart strategy can also be extended to other semiconductor-based photoanodes such as BiVO4. Our study offers an effective pathway for the rational design of highly efficient charge separation for solar conversion based on water splitting.

Insights into the Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance through Construction of the Z-Scheme and Type II Heterojunctions.

Nanostructured Co9S8/polypyrrole hybrids grown on carbon cloth for battery-type supercapacitor electrode

Fluorinated spacer cations in quasi-2D (Q-2D) perovskites have recently been demonstrated to improve the Q-2D perovskite solar cell (PSC) performance. However, the underlying mechanism of fluorination of organic cations on the improvement is still unclear. Here, using fluorinated benzylammonium (named F-BZA) as a spacer cation in Q-2D Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) perovskites, we deeply investigate the effect of fluorination of organic cations on perovskite crystallization and intermolecular interactions for improving the charge transport and device performance. It is found that fluorination of spacer cations can slow down the crystallization rate of perovskites, resulting in vertically aligned large grains. Moreover, the interaction between the adjacent spacer cations is further enhanced, constructing a new faster charge-transport channel with a lifetime of 77 ps. Accordingly, the carrier mobility is improved by an order of magnitude and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.82% is achieved in much more stable F-BZA-based Q-2D RP PSCs, 35% higher than that of BZA-based devices (12.39%). Our results elucidate the mechanism and its importance of fluorinating spacer cations for high-performance Q-2D PSC development.

Insight into the Enhanced Charge Transport in Quasi-2D Perovskite via Fluorination of Ammonium Cations for Photovoltaic Applications.

Interfacial repairing of semiconductor-electrocatalyst interfaces for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation.

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