Advances in Porphyrin and Related Macrocycle-Based Materials for Energy, Sensing and Catalysis Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 12 June 2025 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: porphyrin chemistry; new organic materials for solar cells; catalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Porphyrins, known as the "pigments of life", are highly conjugated macrocycles with applications in fields such as solar energy (including dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells) and medicine (photodynamic therapy). Their wide-ranging uses arise from their structural versatility, which can be tailored through cyclization groups or functionalization at the meso- and beta-positions of the porphyrin core. Recently, these macrocycles have been widely employed as starting materials for technological applications, and new synthetic strategies for obtaining functionalized compounds have been developed. Here, we aim to report on their new applications.
We invite you to publish a paper or a review on new developments in porphyrin-related materials. In recent years, the chemistry of materials has become a topic in several research fields such as photovoltaic cell building, photodynamic therapy, catalysis, and sensors, among others. We look forward to welcoming your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Pietro Tagliatesta
Dr. Angelo Lembo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- materials
- porphyrins
- solar cells
- PDT
- catalysis
- sensors
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