Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews最新文献

{"title":"Carbon nitride in dark photocatalysis: Construction, reaction mechanism, and environmental application","authors":"Yaocheng Deng ,&nbsp;Wanjing Li ,&nbsp;Ling Li ,&nbsp;Zhanpeng Zhou ,&nbsp;Yu Shi ,&nbsp;Rongdi Tang ,&nbsp;Ying Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100711","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100711","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dark photocatalysis can effectively overcome the dependence of traditional photocatalysis on continuous light by decoupling the light absorption and catalytic reaction process. By storing photogenerated charge carriers produced by light, this technology can continuously drive catalytic reactions under dark conditions, thus improving the efficiency of solar energy utilization. Research on dark photocatalysis is still in its initial stage, with current work mainly focusing on metal-based material systems. Due to its unique electronic structure and other advantages, carbon nitride (CN_X) offers new possibilities for the development of non-metallic dark photocatalysts. This paper reviews research progress of CN_X-based materials in the field of dark photocatalysts, focusing on methods for endowing them with dark photocatalytic ability through the construction of heterojunctions (such as composites with energy storage materials or long afterglow materials), and through molecular modification (introduction of functional groups, construction of conjugated structures and defect engineering). This paper also reviews the applications of CN_X-based dark photocatalysts in hydrogen production, hydrogen peroxide synthesis, and pollutant degradation. Finally, by analyzing the main challenges and opportunities of CN_X in the process of dark photocatalysis, this review presents strategies for developing more efficient CN_X-based dark photocatalysts and solving energy and environmental problems in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 100711"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144338349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Near infrared light-assisted photoelectrochemical conversion and environmental remediation","authors":"Mohit Kumar ,&nbsp;Phyu Phyu Cho ,&nbsp;Rajesh Kumar Sethi ,&nbsp;Vasudevanpillai Biju ,&nbsp;Challapalli Subrahmanyam","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100710","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100710","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar energy conversion to chemical energy is a practical approach to sustainable development. Despite continuous advancements in energy technologies, conversion efficiencies remain shallow and below desired levels. Most research efforts are concentrated on absorbing the UV-Vis portion of solar radiation, with relatively little attention given to the infrared segment, even though it constitutes a substantial portion of solar radiation, accounting for ∼50 %. The photon energy in the NIR (Near-Infrared) range is insufficient. It does not correspond adequately to the semiconductor bandgap energy levels required to stimulate the generation of electrons and holes. However, novel nanomaterials are being scrutinized to absorb NIR light and generate photoexcited electrons/holes, which can be utilized to transform effectively through novel electron transfer pathways. Engineering surface and bulk properties of these NIR absorbing nanomaterials and harnessing NIR radiations have shown promising results in ameliorating the light conversion, yield, and faradaic efficiencies. This review article highlights the methodology, in-depth mechanistic models, current progress, and potential of NIR light in assisting organic dye degradation (waste water treatment), H₂ production, CO₂ reductions, N₂ reduction through photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic pathways.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 100710"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144280915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Blue organic multifunctional fluorescent materials for efficient full-color and white organic light-emitting diodes","authors":"Hao-Sen Liao,&nbsp;Bao-Yue Wang,&nbsp;Dong Chen,&nbsp;Yi-Ming Cao,&nbsp;Xiao Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100709","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100709","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nowadays, blue organic multifunctional fluorescent (OMF) materials have attracted great interest due to their potentiality to be used as emitters for blue non-doped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and as hosts to transfer energy to long-wavelength guests. Moreover, blue OMF fluorophores can easily achieve full-color and white emission only with the participation of extra red, yellow and green dopants. Therefore, these materials are of great significance for simplifying the device's structure and preparation process to lower the device's manufacturing cost. Recently, many blue OMF materials have been reported and exhibited excellent electroluminescence performances. This review systematically summarizes the recent progress of blue OMF materials and briefly discusses their molecular design. We have classified the materials according to their molecular building blocks and summarized their molecular design strategies, photophysical properties, luminescence mechanisms and device performances. Furthermore, we discuss the pros and cons of the reported OMF materials and provide an outlook for their development in the future. We believe that blue OMF will play a key role in achieving low-cost and commercialized OLEDs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 100709"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144306648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spectrophotometric analysis: Challenge for a reliable evaluation of photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation","authors":"Fitri Rizki Amalia ,&nbsp;Bunsho Ohtani ,&nbsp;Ewa Kowalska","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100701","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100701","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Even though dyes have often been used as a model pollutant in photocatalytic degradation tests, their utilization as a substrate might cause unreliable results. Under visible-light (vis) irradiation, dye absorbs light and might sensitize wide-bandgap photocatalyst, which usually is only active under UV. Consequently, dye-decoloration analysis should not be used in the evaluation of photocatalytic activity under vis. To obtain reliable data, colorless compounds are commonly considered as much better substrates for photocatalytic activity testing since they do not absorb vis. However, more expensive analytic methods (e.g., gas and liquid chromatography) than simple UV/vis spectrophotometry (or even spectrometry) must be used for estimation of their concentration. Moreover, colorless compounds might also interact with UV-active photocatalyst, e.g., via molecule to band charge transfer (MBCT), causing photoinduced activity under vis irradiation. Accordingly, this review presents possible prospective methods for reliable but also inexpensive testing of photocatalytic activity under vis irradiation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 100701"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advances in the design of thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials for high-efficiency OLEDs","authors":"Ehsan Ullah Mughal ,&nbsp;Nafeesa Naeem ,&nbsp;Syeda Fariha Kainat ,&nbsp;Abdulaziz M. Almohyawi ,&nbsp;Jihan Qurban ,&nbsp;Amina Sadiq ,&nbsp;Ahmad Abd-El-Aziz ,&nbsp;Ning Ma ,&nbsp;Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz ,&nbsp;A. Timoumi ,&nbsp;Ziad Moussa ,&nbsp;Sameer S.A. Natto ,&nbsp;Saleh A. Ahmed","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100700","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100700","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) has emerged as a pivotal innovation in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), offering a pathway to high-efficiency electroluminescent devices by harnessing triplet excitons for light emission. Unlike conventional fluorescence, TADF materials exploit a unique reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) mechanism, enabling the upconversion of triplet excitons to singlet states, which ultimately enhances the emission efficiency without relying on expensive heavy metals. Recent advancements in TADF emitters are highlighted, encompassing small molecules, polymers, and hybrid systems, with an emphasis on their integration into state-of-the-art OLED architectures. In this manuscript, a comprehensive overview of the applications of TADF molecules in OLEDs is presented, covering developments in this field from 2019 to 2025. Finally, future directions in TADF research and its potential for next-generation displays, lighting solutions, and energy-efficient devices are considered. This review aims to provide a consolidated perspective on TADF materials, bridging molecular insights with practical applications in high-performance OLEDs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 100700"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144170685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Microfluidic fabrication of polydiacetylene materials and their applications in colorimetric and fluorometric sensing","authors":"Chetan C. Revadekar ,&nbsp;Aditya A. Patil ,&nbsp;Jong-Man Kim ,&nbsp;Bum Jun Park","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100699","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100699","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microfluidic platforms have revolutionized both the synthesis and application of polydiacetylene (PDA)-based materials by enabling precise control over their unique colorimetric and fluorescence properties. In the first part of this review, we highlight how microfluidic technologies facilitate the fabrication of PDA materials with improved uniformity, sensitivity, and reproducibility. In the second part, we examine the diverse sensing applications of PDA-integrated microfluidic systems. The intrinsic responsiveness of PDAs to various external stimuli enables their use in chemical, mechanical, temperature, and pH sensing. These integrated systems facilitate dynamic, real-time detection with enhanced analytical precision, reduced reagent consumption, and scalable formats suitable for diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and chemical analysis. Together, these developments highlight the transformative potential of combining PDA materials with microfluidic technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"63 ","pages":"Article 100699"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143927484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recent advances in the molecular designs of near ultraviolet emitters for efficient organic light emitting diodes","authors":"P. Keerthika ,&nbsp;Ankit Kumar ,&nbsp;Arthanareeswari Maruthapillai ,&nbsp;Venkatramaiah Nutalapati ,&nbsp;Rajendra Kumar Konidena","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100698","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100698","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The exploration of pure organic violet emitters (<em>λ</em>_em &lt; 420 nm) has garnered significant attention within the scientific community due to their widespread applications in various research domains, including organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), biomedical applications, and photolithography, etc. Despite the availability of several near-ultraviolet (NUV) sources, organic emitters have stood out due to their cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and extensive potential for functional tunability. However, the development of highly efficient NUV emitters for OLEDs faces substantial challenges and lags behind their red, green and blue counterparts, primarily due to stringent molecular requirements. Over the past decade, substantial efforts have been dedicated to devising new molecular designs aimed at striking a balance between conjugation length, donor-acceptor interactions, photoluminescence quantum yield, charge transporting properties, and color purity of violet emitters. However, a limited number of reviews were reported on different design strategies for producing violet (&lt; 420 nm) emitters to date. Addressing this gap, this review provides an overview of recent design advances in constructing violet emitters. It delves into their structure-function relationship focusing on photophysical properties and OLED performance. Further, the current status and future prospectus of violet organic emitters are presented.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"63 ","pages":"Article 100698"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143892222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recent research trends toward high-efficiency OPVs","authors":"Yutaka Ie ,&nbsp;Hiroko Yamada","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100690","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100690","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are at the forefront of renewable energy innovation due to their lightweight, flexible, and scalable properties. This review explores recent advancements in OPV researches, focusing on the intricate interplay of electronic and nuclear interactions that govern exciton behavior, charge separation, and transport mechanisms. By integrating theoretical insights with experimental findings, this review emphasizes the critical role of non-fullerene acceptors and advanced material design strategies in optimizing structure-property-function relationships. The application of machine learning is also highlighted as a transformative tool for correlating experimental data with device performance, enabling predictive frameworks for OPV development. Key breakthroughs in understanding charge carrier dynamics, interfacial interactions, and mobility relaxation provide a pathway for next-generation OPVs with enhanced power conversion efficiencies. These insights not only advance OPV technology but also hold promise for broader applications in organic optoelectronics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"63 ","pages":"Article 100690"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143609939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Organic photocatalysts for wastewater decontamination","authors":"Zhaoyi Mo,&nbsp;Zhongquan Zhao,&nbsp;Hong Miao","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100689","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100689","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Antibiotic contamination in wastewater has become a concern increasingly due to its potential impact on human health and ecosystems. Conventional wastewater treatment methods often fail to remove antibiotics adequately, primarily due to the high chemical stability of these organic compounds and the complexity of wastewater environments. This review summarizes recent progress in the use of organic semiconductor photocatalysts for the degradation of antibiotics in wastewater. We provide a critical analysis of various organic semiconductor materials and their photocatalytic performances, emphasizing their efficiencies under different conditions and the mechanisms of antibiotic degradation. The findings suggest that these organic semiconductor materials have the potential to achieve high degradation rates, low energy consumption, and efficient removal of antibiotic pollutants in aquatic environments. This review emphasizes the importance of developing advanced photocatalytic methods as sustainable solutions for antibiotic contamination and underscores the role of organic supramolecular photocatalysts in improving wastewater treatment processes. Finally, we outline the future development trends and prospects of organic semiconductor photocatalytic materials for removing pollutants from livestock wastewater.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 100689"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Band gap engineering of tungsten oxide-based nanomaterials","authors":"Karolina Syrek ,&nbsp;Ewa Wierzbicka ,&nbsp;Marta Zych ,&nbsp;Daniel Piecha ,&nbsp;Mateusz Szczerba ,&nbsp;Monika Sołtys-Mróz ,&nbsp;Joanna Kapusta-Kołodziej ,&nbsp;Grzegorz D. Sulka","doi":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2024.100681","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2024.100681","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A band gap energy, a fundamental property of semiconductors, governs both their electrical and optical behaviors. When aiming to utilize semiconductors with tailored physical properties for specific applications, such as optoelectronic or photovoltaic devices, or as photoelectrodes in photoelectrochemical cells, there is often a need to adjust the energy band gap of the semiconductor. In this review, we have provided a comprehensive overview of various techniques employed for band gap determination. Noteworthy methods include UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS) using the Tauc method, photoelectrochemical spectroscopy with external quantum efficiency measurements, spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and photoacoustic (PA) spectroscopy. This article also offers an overview of extensive investigations undertaken to develop and characterize WO₃-based nanomaterials with enhanced photoactive properties. Our exploration specifically delved into WO₃ nanomaterials doped with various elements, encompassing alkali metals, nonmetals, transition metals, noble metals, and lanthanides. The scrutiny involved a meticulous analysis of these nanomaterials, considering their morphology and properties, while taking into account the intricacies of the applied synthesis methods. Additionally, our focus extended to the determination of band gap values and the exploration of practical applications of these WO₃-based nanomaterials, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of how these materials can be employed in diverse technological domains, from photovoltaics to catalysis and beyond. The multifaceted nature of WO₃-based nanomaterials positions them as promising candidates for advanced applications, and our exploration seeks to contribute valuable insights into their potential functionalities and performance across various fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":376,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 100681"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143160194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}