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ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

Functional Metal Complexes for Solar-Light-Driven Energy Conversion.

Yanyan Qin, Dou Luo, Miao Zhang, Wai-Yeung Wong

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Review in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yanyan QinDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
Dou LuoDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
Miao ZhangDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
Wai-Yeung WongDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9949-7525

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A1515110160Hong Kong Research Grants Council PolyU 15301922Hong Kong Research Grants Council PolyU 15308324Ms. Clarea Au for the Endowed Professorship in Energy 847SNational Natural Science Foundation of China 62205276 22509176PolyU Research Center for Organic Electronics 1-CE32Research Centre for Carbon-Strategic Catalysis CE41Research Institute for Smart Energy CDAQRGC Senior Research Fellowship Scheme SRFS2021-5S01Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20241202130532041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solar energy conversion offers the advantage of being more environmentally friendly compared to the use of nuclear or fossil fuels. In recent years, metal complexes as functional materials have received extensive attention, and great progress has been made in energy storage and conversion. They usually possess tunable photoelectrochemical properties due to the diversity of organic ligands and metal centers. Moreover, the photophysical properties of metal complexes, particularly their strong ability to capture visible light and achieve long triplet state lifetimes, are essential for the effective utilization of these complexes in their practical applications. In this review, we examine the latest advancements in the design of the state-of-the art metal complexes and highlight key breakthroughs of these complexes, particularly in solar-to-electrical, -chemical, and -thermal energy conversion applications. We also address the current challenges and outline future directions for the development of functional metal complexes in the field of solar-light-driven energy conversion.

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metal complexsolar energysolar–to–chemical energy conversionsolar–to–electrical energy conversionsolar–to–thermal energy conversion

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PMID41863413
PMCPMC13088222

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