Recent Progress in Porphyrin/g-C₃N₄ Composite Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Utilization and Conversion.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Chen, Sudi Wei, Jiajia Ren, Xitong Song, Keke Sun, Jiajie Bai, Feng Tian, Shufang
Editor	Gorbunova, Yu G. Martynov, Alexander G.
Copyright Year	2023
Abstract	Transforming solar energy into chemical bonds is a promising and viable way to store solar energy. Porphyrins are natural light-capturing antennas, and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is an effective, artificially synthesized organic semiconductor. Their excellent complementarity has led to a growing number of research papers on porphyrin/g-C3N4 hybrids for solar energy utilization. This review highlights the recent progress in porphyrin/g-C3N4 composites, including: (1) porphyrin molecules/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts connected via noncovalent or covalent interactions, and (2) porphyrin-based nanomaterials/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts, such as porphyrin-based MOF/g-C3N4, porphyrin-based COF/g-C3N4, and porphyrin-based assembly/g-C3N4 heterojunction nanostructures. Additionally, the review discusses the versatile applications of these composites, including artificial photosynthesis for hydrogen evolution, CO2 reduction, and pollutant degradation. Lastly, critical summaries and perspectives on the challenges and future directions in this field are also provided.
Journal	Molecules
Volume Number	28
DOI	10.3390/molecules28114283
PubMed Central reference number	PMC10254224
Issue Number	11
PubMed reference number	37298759
e-ISSN	14203049
Language	English
Publisher	Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
Publisher Date	2023-05-23
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	porphyrin g-C3N4 solar energy hydrogen generation CO2 reduction pollutants degradation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Medicine Chemistry Drug Discovery Pharmaceutical Science Analytical Chemistry Molecular Medicine Organic Chemistry