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57 Precious-Metal-Free CO2 Photoreduction Boosted by Dynamic Coordinative Interaction between Pyridine-Tethered Cu(I) Sensitizers and a Co(II) Catalyst
J.-W. Wang, X. Zhang, L. Velasco, M. Karnahl, Z. Li, Z.-M. Luo, Y. Huang, J. Yu, W. Hu, X. Zhang, K. Yamauchi, K. Sakai, D. Moonshiram, G. Ouyang

JACS Au, 2023, 3, 1984-1997.
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56 Rich or poor: the impact of electron donation and withdrawal on the photophysical and photocatalytic properties of copper(I) complexes
F. Doettinger, C. Kleeberg, C. Queffélec, S. Tschierlei, Y. Pellegrin, M. Karnahl

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 4092-4106.
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55 Bright or Dark: Unexpected Photocatalytic Behavior of Closely Related Phenanthroline-based Copper(I) Photosensitizers
F. Doettinger, M. Obermeier, V. Caliskanyürek, L. E. Burmeister, C. Kleeberg, M. Karnahl, M. Schwalbe, S. Tschierlei

ChemCatChem, 2023, 15, e202300452.
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54 Bichromophoric Photosensitizers: How and Where to Attach Pyrene Moieties to Phenanthroline to Generate Copper(I) Complexes
F. Doettinger, Y. Yang, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei

Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 8166–8178.
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53 Homoleptic Al(III) Photosensitizers for Durable CO2 Photoreduction
J.-W. Wang, F. Ma, T. Jin, P. He, Z.-M. Luo, S. Kupfer, M. Karnahl, F. Zhao, Z. Xu, T. Jin, T. Lian, Y.-L. Huang, L. Jiang, L.-Z. Fu, G. Ouyang, X.-Y. Yi

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 676-688.
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52 Unexpected Boost in Activity of a Cu(I) Photosensitizer by Stabilizing a Transient Excited State
M. Rentschler, P. J. Boden, M. A. A. Cordero, S. T. Steiger, M.-A. Schmid, Y. Yang, G. Niedner-Schatteburg, M. Karnahl, S. Lochbrunner, S. Tschierlei

Inorg. Chem., 2022, 61, 12249-12261.
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51 How the Way a Naphthalimide Unit is Implemented Affects the Photophysical and -catalytic Properties of Cu(I) Photosensitizers
Y. Yang, F. Doettinger, C. Kleeberg, W. Frey, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei

Front. Chem., 2022, 10, 936863.
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50 Merging of a Perylene Moiety Enables a RuII Photosensitizer with Long-Lived Excited States and the Efficient Production of Singlet Oxygen
M.-A. Schmid, J. Brückmann, J. Bösking, D. Nauroozi, M. Karnahl, S. Rau, S. Tschierlei

Chem. Eur. J., 2022, , e202103609.
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49 Comprehensive Picture of the Excited State Dynamics of Cu(I)- and Ru(II)-Based Photosensitizers with Long-Lived Triplet States
M. A. Argüello Cordero, P. J. Boden, M. Rentschler, P. Di Martino-Fumo, W. Frey, Y. Yang, M. Gerhards, M. Karnahl, S. Lochbrunner, S. Tschierlei

Inorg. Chem., 2022, 61, 214-226.
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48 Cross-Coupled Phenyl- and Alkynyl-Based Phenanthrolines and Their Effect on the Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of Heteroleptic Cu(I) Photosensitizers
F. Doettinger, Y. Yang, M.-A. Schmid, W. Frey, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei

Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60, 5391-5401.
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47 Exploring the full potential of photocatalytic CO2 reduction using a dinuclear Re2Cl2 complex assisted by various photosensitizers
R. Giereth, M. Obermeier, L. Forschner, M. Karnahl, M. Schwalbe, S. Tschierlei

ChemPhotoChem, 2021, 5, 644-653.
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46 Electron storage capability and singlet oxygen productivity of a Ru(II) photosensitizer containing a fused naphthaloylenebenzene moiety at the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand
Y. Yang, J. Brückmann, W. Frey, S. Rau, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei

Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, 17027-17034.
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45 Multidentate Phenanthroline Ligands Containing Additional Donor Moieties and Their Resulting Cu(I) and Ru(II) Photosensitizers: A Comparative Study
M. Rentschler, M.-A. Schmid, W. Frey, S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl

Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 14762−14771.
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44 The coordination behaviour of Cu(I) photosensitizers bearing multidentate ligands investigated by X‐ray absorption spectroscopy
M. Rentschler, S. Iglesias, M.-A. Schmid, C. Liu, S. Tschierlei, W. Frey, X. Zhang, M. Karnahl, D. Moonshiram

Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, 9527-9536.
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43 Copper(I) Phosphinooxazoline Complexes: Impact of the Ligand Substitution and Sterical Demand on the Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties
R. Giereth, A. K. Mengele, W. Frey, M. Kloß, A. Steffen, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei

Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, 2675-2684.
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42 Excited-state dynamics of heteroleptic copper(I) photosensitizers and their electrochemically reduced forms containing a dipyridophenazine moiety - a spectroelectrochemical transient absorption study
Y. Zhang, L. Zedler, M. Karnahl, B. Dietzek

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 10716-10725.
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41 Remarkably long-lived excited states of copper photosensitizers containing an extended π-system based on an anthracene moiety
R. Giereth, I. Reim, W. Frey, H. Junge, S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2019, 3, 692-700.
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40 Imidazo-Phenanthroline Ligands as a Convenient Modular Platform for the Preparation of Heteroleptic Cu(I) Photosensitizers
M.-A. Schmid, M. Rentschler, W. Frey, S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl

Inorganics, 2018, 6(4), 134.
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39 Cu(I) vs. Ru(II) photosensitizers: elucidation of electron transfer processes within a series of structurally related complexes containing an extended π-system
Y. Zhang, P. Traber, L. Zedler, S. Kupfer, S. Gräfe, M. Schulz, W. Frey, M. Karnahl, B. Dietzek

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 24843-24857.
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38 Morphology, Optical Properties and Photocatalytic Activity of Photo- and Plasma-Deposited Au and Au/Ag Core/Shell Nanoparticles on Titania Layers
A. Müller, S. Peglow, M. Karnahl, A. Kruth, H. Junge, V. Brüser, C. Scheu

Nanomaterials, 2018, 8(7), 502.
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37 Impact of the Type of Reactor and the Catalytic Conditions on the Photocatalytic Production of Hydrogen Using a Fully Noble‐Metal‐Free System
I. Reim, B. Wriedt, Ü. Tastan, D. Ziegenbalg, M. Karnahl

ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 2905-2911.
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36 Elucidating the Nature of the Excited State of a Heteroleptic Copper Photosensitizer Using Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
D. Moonshiram, P. Garrido-Barros, C. Gimbert-Suriñach, A. Picon, C. Liu, X. Zhang, M. Karnahl, A. Llobet

Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 6464-6472.
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35 Heteroleptic diimine–diphosphine Cu(I) complexes as an alternative towards noble-metal based photosensitizers: Design strategies, photophysical properties and perspective applications
Y. Zhang, M. Schulz, M. Wächtler, M. Karnahl, B. Dietzek

Coord. Chem. Rev., 2018, 356, 127-146.
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34 Copper photosensitizers containing P^N ligands and their influence on photoactivity and stability
R. Giereth, W. Frey, H. Junge, S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl

Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 17432-17437.
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33 Electronic and molecular structure relations in diiron compounds mimicking the [FeFe] hydrogenase active site studied by X-ray spectroscopy and quantum chemistry
R. Kositzki, S. Mebs, N. Schuth, N. Leidel, L. Schwartz, M. Karnahl, F. Wittkamp, D. Daunke, A. Grohmann, U.-P. Apfel, F. Gloaguen, S. Ott, M. Haumann

Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 12544-12557.
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32 Heteroleptic Copper Photosensitizers: Why an extended &pi-system does not automatically lead to an enhanced hydrogen production
M.Heberle, S. Tschierlei, N. Rockstroh, M. Ringenberg, W. Frey, H. Junge, M. Beller S. Lochbrunner, M. Karnahl

Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 2, 312-319.
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31 Determination of side products in the photocatalytic generation of hydrogen with copper photosensitizers by resonance Raman spectroelectrochemistry
Y. Zhang, M.Heberle, M. Wächtler, M. Karnahl, B. Dietzek

RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 105801-105805.
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30 Ultrafast Excited State Dynamics of Iridium(III) Complexes and their Changes upon Immobilisation onto Titanium Dioxide Layers
S. Tschierlei, A. Neubauer, N. Rockstroh, M. Karnahl, H. Junge, M. Beller, S. Lochbrunner

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 10682-10687.
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29 Solar Hydrogen Production by Plasmonic Au-TiO2 Catalysts: Impact of Synthesis Protocol and TiO2 Phase on Charge Transfer Efficiency and H2 Evolution Rates
J. B Priebe, J. Radnik, A.J.J. Lennox, M.-M. Pohl, M. Karnahl, D. Hollmann, K. Grabow, U. Bentrup, H. Junge, M. Beller, A. Brückner

ACS Catalysis, 2015, 5, 2137-2148.
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28 Design of multicomponent aerogels and their performance in photocatalytic hydrogen production
R. O. da Silva, F. J. Heiligtag, M. Karnahl, H. Junge, M. Niederberger, S. Wohlrab

Catalysis Today, 2015, 246, 101-107.
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27 Copper-based water reduction catalysts for efficient light-driven hydrogen generation
H. Junge, Z. Codolà , A. Kammer, N. Rockstroh, M. Karnahl, S.-P. Luo, M.-M. Pohl, J. Radnik, S. Gatla, S. Wohlrab, J. Lloret, M. Costas, M. Beller

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2014, 395, 449-456.
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26 Substitution-Controlled Excited State Processes in Heteroleptic Copper(I) Photosensitizers Used in Hydrogen Evolving Systems
S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl, N. Rockstroh, H. Junge, M. Beller, S. Lochbrunner

ChemPhysChem, 2014, 15 (17), 3709-3713.
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25 Death and Rebirth: Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by a Self-Organizing Copper-Iron System
S. Fischer, D. Hollmann, S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl, N. Rockstroh, E. Barsch, P. Schwarzbach, S.-P. Luo, H. Junge, M. Beller, S. Lochbrunner, R. Ludwig, A. Brückner

ACS Catal., 2014, 4, 1845-1849.
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24 Structure-Activity Relationships in Bulk Polymeric and Sol-Gel-Derived Carbon Nitrides during Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
D. Hollmann, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei, K. Kailasam, M. Schneider, J. Radnik, K. Grabow, U. Bentrup, H. Junge, M. Beller, S. Lochbrunner, A. Thomas, A. Brückner

Chem. Mater., 2014, 26, 1727-1733.
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23 Coordination and conformational isomers in mononuclear iron complexes with pertinence to the [FeFe] hydrogenase active site
A. Orthaber, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei, D. Streich, M. Stein, S. Ott

Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 4537-4549.
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22 Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production with Copper Photosensitizer-Titanium Dioxide Composites
M. Karnahl, E. Mejía, N. Rockstroh, S. Tschierlei, S.-P. Luo, K. Grabow, A. Kruth, V. Brüser, H. Junge, S. Lochbrunner, M. Beller

ChemCatChem, 2014, 6, 82-86.
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21 A Noble-Metal-Free System for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water
E. Mejía, S.-P. Luo, M. Karnahl, A. Friedrich, S. Tschierlei, A.-E. Surkus, H. Junge, S. Gladiali, S. Lochbrunner, M. Beller

Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 15972-15978.
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20 Water Reduction with Visible Light: Synergy between Optical Transitions and Electron Transfer in Au-TiO2 Catalysts Visualized by In-situ EPR Spectroscopy
J. B. Priebe, M. Karnahl, H. Junge, M. Beller, D. Hollmann, A. Brückner

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 11420-11424.
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19 Light-Driven Electron Transfer between a Photosensitizer and a Proton-Reducing Catalyst Co-adsorbed to NiO
J. M. Gardner, M. Beyler, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei, S. Ott, L. Hammarström

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 19322-19325.
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18 Mixed-valence [FeIFeII] hydrogenase active site model complexes stabilized by a bidentate carborane bis-phosphine ligand
M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei, O. F. Erdem, S. Pullen, M.-P. Santoni, E. J. Reijerse, W. Lubitz, S. Ott

Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 12468-12477.
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17 Structural and spectroscopic characterization of tetranuclear iron complexes containing a bridge
M. Karnahl, A. Orthaber, S. Tschierlei, L. Nagarajan, S. Ott

J. Coord. Chem., 2012, 65, 2713-2723.
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16 The role of the bridging ligand in photocatalytic supramolecular assemblies for the reduction of protons and carbon dioxide
M. Schulz, M. Karnahl, M. Schwalbe, J. G. Vos

Coord. Chem. Rev., 2012, 256, 1682-1705.
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15 Synthesis and photophysics of a novel photocatalyst for hydrogen production based on a tetrapyridoacridine bridging ligand
M. Karnahl, C. Kuhnt, F. W. Heinemann, M. Schmitt, S. Rau, J. Popp, B. Dietzek

Chemical Physics, 2012, 393, 65-73.
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14 Pentacoordinate iron complexes as functional models of the distal iron in [FeFe] hydrogenases
M. Beyler, S. Ezzaher, M. Karnahl, M.-P. Santoni, R. Lomoth, S. Ott

Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11662-11664.
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13 The impact of bromine substitution on the photophysical properties of a homodinuclear Ru-tpphz-Ru complex
C. Kuhnt, M. Karnahl, S. Rau, M. Schmitt, B. Dietzek, J. Popp

Chemical Physics Letters, 2011, 516, 45-50.
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12 Tuning of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production and Photoinduced Intramolecular Electron Transfer Rates by Regioselective Bridging Ligand Substitution
M. Karnahl, C. Kuhnt, F. Ma, A. Yartsev, M. Schmitt, B. Dietzek, S. Rau, J. Popp

ChemPhysChem, 2011, 12, 2101-2109.
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11 Excited-state annihilation in a homodinuclear ruthenium complex
C. Kuhnt, M. Karnahl, M. Schmitt, S. Rau, B. Dietzek, J. Popp

Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3820-3821.
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10 Comparing the Reactivity of Benzenedithiolate- versus Alkyldithiolate-Bridged Fe2(CO)6 Complexes with Competing Ligands
D. Streich, M. Karnahl, Y. Astuti, C. W. Cady, L. Hammarström, R. Lomoth, S. Ott

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2011, 2011, 1106-1111.
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9 Photochemical Fate: The First Step Determines Efficiency of H2 Formation with a Supramolecular Photocatalyst
S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl, M. Presselt, B. Dietzek, J. Guthmuller, L. González, M. Schmitt, S. Rau, J. Popp

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 3981-3984.
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8 The switch that wouldn't switch - unexpected luminescence from a ruthenium(II)-dppz-complex in water
M. Schwalbe, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei, U. Uhlemann, M. Schmitt, B. Dietzek, J. Popp, R. Groake, J. G. Vos, S. Rau

Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 2768-2771.
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7 Substitution-controlled ultrafast excited-state processes in Ru-dppz-derivatives
C. Kuhnt, M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei, K. Griebenow, M. Schmitt, B. Schäfer, S. Krieck, H. Görls, S. Rau, B. Dietzek, J. Popp

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12, 1357-1368.
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6 Synthesis and characterization of regioselective substituted tetrapyridophenazine ligands and their Ru(II) complexes
M. Karnahl, S. Tschierlei, C. Kuhnt, B. Dietzek, M. Schmitt, J. Popp, M. Schwalbe, S. Krieck, H. Görls, F. W. Heinemann, S. Rau

Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 2359-2370.
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5 Investigation of substitution effects on novel Ru-dppz complexes by Raman spectroscopy in combination with DFT methods
C. Kuhnt, S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl, S. Rau, B. Dietzek, M. Schmitt, J. Popp

J. Raman Spectrosc., 2010, 41, 922-932.
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4 Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of 3,8-Disubstituted 1,10-Phenanthrolines and Their Ruthenium(II) Complexes
M. Karnahl, S. Krieck, H. Görls, S. Tschierlei, M. Schmitt, J. Popp, D. Chartrand, G. S. Hanan, R. Groarke, J. G. Vos, S. Rau

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 2009, 4962-4971.
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3 Photophysics of an Intramolecular Hydrogen-Evolving Ru-Pd Photocatalyst
S. Tschierlei, M. Presselt, C. Kuhnt, A. Yartsev, T. Pascher, V. Sundström, M. Karnahl, M. Schwalbe, B. Schäfer, S. Rau, M. Schmitt, B. Dietzek, J. Popp

Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 7678-7688.
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2 Ruthenium polypyridine complexes of tris-(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine-unusual building blocks for the synthesis of photochemical molecular devices
M. Schwalbe, M. Karnahl, H. Görls, D. Chartrand, F. Laverdiere, G. S. Hanan, S. Tschierlei, B. Dietzek, M. Schmitt, J. Popp, J. G. Vos, S. Rau

Dalton Trans., 2009, , 4012-4022.
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1 Resonance Raman studies of photochemical molecular devices for multielectron storage
S. Tschierlei, B. Dietzek, M. Karnahl, S. Rau, F. M. MacDonnell, M. Schmitt, J. Popp

J. Raman Spectrosc., 2008, 39, 557-559.
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Other Publications

02 Design of Heteroleptic Copper Photosensitizers and their Photophysical Properties with Respect to Light-driven Hydrogen Production
M. Karnahl

Bunsen-Magazin, 2015, 17, 232-238.


01 Localization Of The 1MLCT State Of Novel Ruthenium Polypyridine Complexes Via Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
M. Schmitt, S. Tschierlei, M. Karnahl, B. Dietzek, S. Rau, J. Popp

AIP Conference Proceedings, 2010, 1267, 881-882.


Last change: 30 Aug, 2023