For many years, chemists have tried and failed to find efficient light-harvesting molecules based on Earth-abundant, environmentally friendly iron. Now, an iron complex has been developed with photoluminescent properties that are tuned to efficiently convert light to electrons.
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Galoppini, E. Strike while the iron is cold. Nature Chem 7, 861–862 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2373
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