Photochemistry of transition metal complexes induced by outer-sphere charge transfer excitation.- Metal complexes as light absorption and light emission sensitizers.- Photoinduced electron and energy transfer in polynuclear complexes.- Photoinduced electron transfer in ion pairs.
Vincenzo Balzani, born in 1936, received his Laurea in 1960. Since 1973 he is full professor of chemistry in Bologna, Italy. His research interests are molecular-level devices and machines, nanotechnology, supramolecular chemistry, photochemistry, -physics, -catalysis, electron transfer reactions, luminescent sensors, and solar energy conversion.