Photosensitized Water Reduction Mediated by Semiconductors Dispersed in Membrane Mimetic Systems

Atomic and molecular clusters in membrane mimetic chemistry

“…Positively charged vesicles prepared from DODAC, [C15H31C02(CH2)2]2N+(CH3)(CH2C6H4CH=CH2),C1-, and from its polymerized counterpart were found to be better media for CdS-mediated water photoreduction than that prepared from DHP. 102 Quantum efficiency of H2 production in the different vesicles is summarized in Table V.…”

Photochemical solar energy conversion. An assessment of scientific accomplishments

“…Some of these difficulties have been overcome by incorporating colloidal semiconductors into polyurethane films,129 Nafion membranes,130 reversed micelles,131 surfactant vesicles,132 and polymerized surfactant vesicles. 133 Efficient photosensitized charge separation and hydrogen generation in polymerized vesicle entrapped catalyst coated CdS illustrates these principles. 134 Polymerization of vesicles prepared from 6, as stated before, results in the creation of surface clefts.108 These relatively aqueous clefts were proposed to provide sites for in situ generated and in situ rhodium-coated colloidal CdS particles.…”