Water‐Soluble Molecular Solar Thermal (MOST) System: Photochemical Switching and Catalytic Back‐Conversion of 2,5‐Norbornadiene‐2,3‐Dicarboxylic Acid
) was evaluated on Au(111) and Pt(111) single-crystal surfaces by time-resolved photochemical infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PC-IRRAS) and density functional theory. Our findings demonstrate that photoisomerization and catalytic back-conversion can be efficiently conducted in an aqueous environment, eliminating the need for organic solvents. This study advances the development of water-soluble MOST systems, offering key insights into the molecular design and optimization of sustainable photoactive materials. Future research should focus on enhancing photochemical efficiency, improving long-term stability, searching for more active catalysts and scaling these systems for practical solar energy storage applications.
Authors
- Julien Bachmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-6212)
- Sofia Korenko
- Julia Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8257-6334)
- Jörg Libuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-5941)
- Zarah Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8600-8934)
- Andreas Dreuw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-5113)
- Nils Oberhof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-1527)
- Gustavo Seoane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-8551)
- Olaf Brummel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5968-0774)
- Evanie Franz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2070-0050)
- Jorge S. Gancheff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0086-0636)
- Eduardo Manta
- Daniel Pacheco
- Franco Castro Baroffio
- Mario Pacheco
- Juan Carlos Ramos
Institutions
- Universidad de la República de Uruguay (UY)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Parc Científic de la Universitat de València (ES)
- Centro Uruguayo de Imagenología Molecular (UY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemistry - A European Journal
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202502510
- Primary Topic
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft