Photoluminescence Emission and Photoinduced Hydrogen Production Driven by Pt^II Pyridyl Complexes Anchored onto Mesoporous Silica

Abstract

Photocatalytic H2 evolution: The anchored PtII terpyridine complexes, which are closely situated to each other within the mesoporous channels, exhibit unique photoluminescence properties and behave as single-component bifunctional photocatalysts that enable both visible-light sensitization and H2 evolution without the need for an additional electron relay (see figure).