Photo-Functional Molecules and Materials. Photophysics, Photo-Catalysis and Renewable Energy Schemes

Professor Che, Chi Ming   (Project Coordinator (PC))

Dr Tse Chun Ming Edmund   (Co-principal investigator)

Professor Yam Vivian Wing Wah   (Co-principal investigator)

Dr Tang Jinyao   (Co-principal investigator)

Professor Phillips David Lee   (Co-principal investigator)

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2019-07-01

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Photo-Functional Molecules and Materials. Photophysics, Photo-Catalysis and Renewable Energy Schemes

Devices, Light-Emitting Molecules, Photo-electrocatalysis, Spectroscopy, Supramolecular Polymers

Chemical Sciences,Materials Sciences

Physical Sciences (P)

JLFS/P-704/18

Joint Laboratory Funding Scheme

2018

Completed

1. To investigate the mechanism of photo-redox catalysis with tungsten(VI) and binuclear gold(I) complexes 2. To study the excited state dynamics of Cu(I) and Fe(II) complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands 3. To explore new classes of bi- or multi-chromophoric and luminophoric materials and their excited state properties and processes 4. To explore metal-free and earth-abundant semiconductor photo-catalysts and artificial photosynthetic systems for solar energy conversion 5. To investigate the proton reduction and water oxidation processes in artificial photosynthetic systems 6. To develop supported organic-inorganic hybrid catalytic materials for selective solar hydrocarbon liquid fuel generation 7. To probe the photo-electrocatalytic reaction mechanisms of organic-inorganic hybrid interfaces using ultrafast femtosecond transient absorption-emission spectroscopy 8. To develop supramolecular polymeric systems based on d8/d10 organometallic complexes for potential applications in luminescent polymeric materials 9. To develop complexed organic-inorganic hybrid active colloidal system