FOGS: A SNPSTR Marker Database to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and a Cell Culture Bank for Ex-Situ Conservation.

Illegal wildlife trade is a growing problem internationally. Poaching of animals not only leads to the extinction of populations and species but also has serious consequences for ecosystems and economies. This study introduces a molecular marker system that authorities can use to detect and substantiate wildlife trafficking.

High Electronic Coupling between Cu Complexes and Oxidized Dyes Confirmed by Measurements of Driving Force Dependent Regeneration Kinetics in Minimal Electrolyte System.

We confirm fast regeneration kinetics between copper complexes and oxidized organic dyes and the major contribution of electronic coupling (). The highest efficiency of dye-sensitized TiO solar cells has been shown by employing Cu complex redox couples. Various groups have reported a fast regeneration rate of oxidized dyes by Cu complexes giving a low driving force attributed to low reorganization energy (λ), but the effect of has not been evaluated.

Catalytic Decomposition of an Organic Electrolyte to Methane by a Cu Complex-Derived In Situ CO Reduction Catalyst.

Metal complexes are often transformed to metal complex-derived catalysts during electrochemical CO reduction, enhancing the catalytic performance of CO reduction or changing product selectivity. To date, it has not been investigated whether metal-complex derived catalysts also enhance the decomposition of the solvent/electrolyte components as compared to an uncoated electrode. Here, we tested the electrochemical stability of five organic solvent-based electrolytes with and without a Cu complex-derived catalyst on carbon paper in an inert atmosphere.

Effect of the Cu Redox Potential of Non-Macrocyclic Cu Complexes on Electrochemical CO Reduction.

Cu complexes facilitate the reduction of CO to valuable chemicals. The catalytic conversion likely involves the binding of CO and/or reduction intermediates to Cu, which in turn could be influenced by the electron density on the Cu ion. Herein we investigated whether modulating the redox potential of Cu complexes by changing their ligand structures influenced their CO reduction performance significantly.

Solvent-Dependent Functional Aggregates of Unsymmetrical Squaraine Dyes on TiO Surface for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Alkyl group wrapped donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) based unsymmetrical squaraine dyes , , and were used to evaluate the effect of sensitizing solvents on dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) efficiency. A drastic change in DSSC efficiency was observed when the photo-anodes were sensitized in acetonitrile (bad solvent when considering dye solubility) and chloroform (good solvent) with an Iodolyte (I/I) electrolyte. The DSSC device sensitized with squaraine dyes in acetonitrile showed better photovoltaic performance with enhanced photocurrent generation and photovoltage compared to the device sensitized in chloroform.