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Numerous innovative chemical systems for photoinduced electron transfer have been presented by scientists throughout the years. Japanese scientists have already made progress in this direction by creating a copolymer-conjugated nanocatalytic device that effectively promotes photoinduced electron transport.
<p><strong>Over the years, scientists have proposed many novel molecular systems for photoinduced electron transfer. In this direction, researchers from Japan have now developed a copolymer-conjugated nanocatalytic system that can drive efficient photoinduced electron transfer. They employed a temperature-responsive ternary random copolymer and coupled it to platinum nanoparticles. By enabling dynamic electron transfer and driving photoinduced hydrogen generation, this innovation can have far-reaching implications for artificial photosynthesis, electrochemical reactions, macromolec...
E-Mail IMAGE: The UV-induced deformation of the polycinnamate was analyzed by time-resolved IR spectroscopy, and it was confirmed that photoexpansion occurred based on the trans-to-cis isomerization of main chain cinnamate units.... view more Credit: Image courtesy: Tatsuo Kaneko and Kenji Takada from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. A phenomenon of "photoexpansion" in hard plastic films with a high glass transition temperature in the dry state was established, which was essentially different from very soft actuators, such as elastomers or gels. The photoexpandi...