Abstract
The perfect machinery of Natural Photosynthesis, powering our daily life with solar energy, is shaped by a modular network of photocomplexes, where molecular/nano-range order and distances are precisely tuned on membrane-bound compartments.1 Along these guidelines, the current frontier of Artificial Photosynthesis looks at a multi-component, interconnected system, where the cross-talk of photo-active and catalytic building blocks implements function and optimization/repair strategies.1 The expectation for man-made systems is to dissect the photosynthetic complexity and replicate its core-apparatus under a totally artificial environment, using cost-efficient synthetic strategies.2-4 In this scenario supramolecular strategies can play a crucial role to boost photo-assisted catalysis by a tailored interplay of non-covalent interactions, including hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic and electrostatic forces. Building on these concepts we report herein the functional characterization of photosynthetic nano-patterns emerging from the combination of water soluble photosensitizers with oxygenic polyoxometalates (POMs) known as the inorganic analogs of the natural PSII-OEC.5 A. Sartorel, M. Prato, M. Bonchio et. al., Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5, 5592.S. Piccinin, A. Sartorel, M. Bonchio, S. Fabris et. al. PNAS 2013, 110, 4917.A. Sartorel, M. Bonchio et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 16051.F. Toma, M. Prato, M. Bonchio, et al. Nature Chemistry 2010, 2, 826.M. Bonchio, A. Sartorel, M. Prato et al. Nature Chemistry 2019, 11, 146.
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