Researchers developed a powerful new manganese complex that could revolutionize light-driven chemical reactions. It absorbs light extremely efficiently, has a uniquely long excited-state lifetime, and ...

New manganese(I) complex breaks lifetime record for excited states, paving the way for future large-scale applications of photochemistry. (Nanowerk News) Reactions are typically driven by heat.

Reactions are typically driven by heat. However, in recent years, light has also established itself as an energy source, as it allows chemical reactions to be controlled with exceptional precision.

Vibrationally excited molecular hydrogen is an essential species for determining the chemical composition in the interstellar medium. Vibrational excited interstellar H 2 has been detected in ...

One of the major engineering challenges of the climate change era is finding ways to make solar panels ever more efficient. A new study from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB) ...

The Crespo research group focuses on probing and understanding light-induced phenomena in molecules and polymers in solution with primary applications in photodynamic therapy and photosensitizers.