2011

24. “Electric characteristics of MgO-doped tio2 nanocrystalline film in dye-sensitized solar cells”
L. Li, X. Yang, J. Gao, J. Zhao, A. Hagfeldt, L. Sun
Application of Chemical Engineering, 2011, 236-238, 2106-2109

23. “Assignment of the absolute configuration of dinuclear zirconium complexes containing two homochiral N atoms using TDDFT
 calculations of ECD”
Y. Si, G.. Yang*, M. Hu, M. Wang*
Chem. Phys. Lett. 2011, 502, 266–270. 

 
22. “Molecular design to improve the performance of donor–π acceptor near-IR organic dye-sensitized solar cells”
 Y. Hao, X. Yang, M. Zhou, J. Cong, X. Wang, A. Hagfeldt, L. Sun,
ChemSusChem, 2011, 4, 1601-1605. 

 
21. “Approaches to efficient molecular catalyst systems for photochemical H2 production using [FeFe]-hydrogenase active site mimics”
M. Wang, L. Chen, X. Li, L. Sun
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 12793–12800. 

 
20. “Highly efficient electrochemical water oxidation by molecular catalyst immobilized on carbon nanotubes”
 F. Li, B. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Jiang, L. Chen, Y. Li, L. Sun
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 12276-12279. 

 
19. “Visible light-driven water oxidation-from molecular catalysts to photoelectrochemical cells”
L. Duan, L.Tong, Y. Xu; L. Sun
Energy & Environmental Science, 2011, 4(9), 3296-3313.

18. “Synthesis and catalytic water oxidation activities of ruthenium complexes containing neutral ligands”
Y. Xu, L. Duan, T. Akermark, L. Tong, B. Lee, R. Zhang, B. Akermark, L. Sun
Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 9520 – 9528. 

 
17. “Synthesis and catalytic water oxidation activities of ruthenium complexes containing neutral ligands”
Y. Xu, L. Duan, T. Akermark, L. Tong, B. Lee, R. Zhang, B. Akermark, L. Sun
Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 9520 – 9528.

 
16. “Promoting effect of electrostatic interaction between a cobalt catalyst and a xanthene dye on visible-light-driven electron
 transfer and hydrogen production”
J. Dong, M. Wang, P. Zhang, S. Yang, J. Liu, X. Li, L. Sun
 J. Phys. Chem. C, 2011, 115, 15089–15096. 

 
15. “The O_O bonding in water oxidation: the electronic structure portrayal of a concerted oxygen atom–proton transfer pathway”
T. Privalov, B. Akermark, L. Sun
Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 8313 – 8317. 

 
14. “A Suzuki-type cross-coupling reaction of arylacetylene halides with arylboronic acids”
Y. Shi, X. Li, J. Liu,W. Jiang, L. Sun
Appl. Organometal. Chem., 2011, 25, 514–520.

 
13. “A thiolate/disulfide ionic liquid electrolyte for organic dye-sensitized solar cells based on Pt-free counter electrodesw”
H. Tian, E. Gabrielsson, Z. Yu, A. Hagfeldt, L. Kloo, L. Sun
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10124–10126. 

 
12. “Modifying organic phenoxazine dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells”
H. Tian, I. Bora, X. Jiang, E. Gabrielsson, K. Karlsson, A. Hagfeldt, L. Sun
 J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 12462–12472.

 
11. “Chemical and photochemical oxidation of organic substrates by ruthenium aqua complexes with water as an oxygen source”
F. Li, M. Yu, Y. Jiang, F. Huang, Y. Li, B. Zhang, L. Sun
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8949–8951. 

 
10. “Iodine-free redox couples for dye-sensitized solar cells”
H. Tiana, L. Sun
J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 10592–10601 

 
9. “Organic redox couples and organic counter electrode for efficient organic dye-sensitized solar cells”
H. Tian, Z. Yu, A. Hagfeldt, L. Kloo, L. Sun
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 9413–9422 

 
8. “Asymmetric oxidation of sulfides with H2O2 catalyzed by titanium complexes of Schiff bases bearing a dicumenyl salicylidenyl unit”
Y. Wang, M. Wang, L. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Wang, L. Sun
Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2011, 25(5), 325-330 

 
7. “Highly efficient CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells based on a modified polysulfide electrolyte”
 L. Li, X. Yang, J. Gao, H. Tian, J. Zhao, A. Hagfeldt, L. Sun
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133(22), 8458-8460. 

 
6. “A double-band tandem organic dye-sensitized solar cell with an efficiency of 11.5%”
L. Li, Y. Hao, X. Yang, J. Zhao, H. Tian, C. Teng, A. Hagfeldt, L. Sun
ChemSusChem, 2011, 4(5), 609-612. 

 
5. “Synthesis of new chiral schiff bases containing bromo- and iodo-functionalized hydroxynaphthalene frameworks”
Y. Wang, M. Wang, Y. Wang, Y.  Chen, L. Sun
Synthetic Communications1, 2011, 41, 1381–1393. 

 
4. “Efficient organic dye sensitized solar cells based on modified sulfide/polysulfide electrolyte”
L. Li, X. Yang, J. Zhao, J. Gao, A. Hagfeldtab, L. Sun
J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 5573-5575. 

 
3. “A photo-induced electron transfer study of an organic dye anchored on the surfaces of TiO2 nanotubes and nanoparticlesw”
M. Ziolek, I. Tacchini, M. T. Martı′nez, X. Yang, L. Sun, A. Douhal
 Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 4032–4044.

2. “Structural modifications of mononuclear ruthenium complexes: a combined experimental and theoretical study on the kinetics of
 ruthenium-catalyzed water oxidation”
L. Tong, L. Duan, Y. Xu, T. Privalov, L. Sun
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 445-449. 

 
1. “Ce-IV- and light-driven water oxidation by [Ru(terpy)(pic)(3)](2+) analogues: catalytic and mechanistic studies”
L. Duan, Y. Xu, L. Tong, L. Sun
ChemSusChem, 2011, 4(2), 238-244.