Christoph Kerzig
@ckerzig
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Photochemist, former Leopoldina Postdoc, Husband, Father of 2, Chemistry Professor @uni_mainz, board member of the photochem. section @PhotochemGDCh
Mainz, Germany
Joined July 2018
Many thanks to our collaboration partner, in particular @NobuhiroYanai and his amazing former PhD student Masanori.
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Julian's manuscript dealing with a novel biphenyl annihilator and unusual effects of different substituents. Is it a new benchmark system for blue-to-UV upconversion? You can read about it here: https://t.co/25B0SoXORv
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We @Yanai_Lab are pleased to announce that the 5th International Symposium on Singlet Fission and Photon Fusion (ISPF2) will be held for the first time in Asia on Sep 8–10, 2026, at the University of Tokyo, Japan. https://t.co/iLkwwclvhK We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo!
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Amaizing lineup of invited speakers: @FNCastellano @BorjessonGroup @SoyLuisCampos @DrVic2r @GroupGuldi @GangHan_UMMS @ckerzig @schmidtim @MingLeeTang1 @WengerOliver and many others
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New molecular design absorbs 2 photons to store 2 positive and 2 negative charges 100 ns lifetime, 3 eV energy storage, and 37% quantum yield A step toward multi-electron photochemistry Mathis Brändlin and @BjornPfund in @NatureChemistry
https://t.co/CwtRDeoRY3
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Unbelievable milestone for our group with a new publication in the prestigious @ACSCentSci ! Electron transfer, not energy transfer is controlling population of the final triplet state in a Fe(III)-PhAn dyad! @CadraLab @Gio_Ben_ @frsFNRS @WELRI_asbl
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An iron-anthracene dyad was recently used to populate a microsecond-lived nonluminescent (dark) triplet state, but with a surprisingly low triplet population yield. In-depth spectroscopic experiments...
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Organic molecules can have multiple photo-accessible spin manifolds? In our paper in @NatureChemistry we show how you can read and write spin-dependent information in a unique organic molecule using photons! https://t.co/U0zdNJDGHe Next up: Room Temperature control!😉
nature.com
Nature Chemistry - Controlling electron spin states with light is vital for quantum technologies but requires electronic excitations with net spin. Now a molecular diradical with two trityl radical...
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Check out our new paper on TTA photon upconversion toward UVC energy generation using TIPS‐benzene as an emitter and heptazine as a sensitizer in Adv Opt Mater @AdvPortfolio. Nice collaboration with @Naoya_Aizawa. Congrats Masanori! https://t.co/c1G1g1FANz
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We show how photoredox catalysis can bypass Kasha’s rule, enabling reactions from higher excited states. This work, led by the exceptional @BjornPfund, offers new insights into photochemical reactivity. Published in @J_A_C_S: https://t.co/4waiPatQKZ
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Just out in @angew_chem: a thorough look at an isolated acridinyl radical and its conPET-type photochem., with an emphasis on understanding how SET takes place. (Dynamic quenching? Preassembly? Solvated electrons?) Thanks to collaborators @RCNSTheoChem! https://t.co/kJ5j7gdDOb
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In this paper, we isolate the reduced form of a commonly used acridinium photocatalyst (acridinyl, Acr•) and investigate its photochemistry using transient absorption, analysed alongside TD-DFT...
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We are honored to welcome Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Guldi @GroupGuldi as the Event Chair of the 1st International Online Conference on Photochemistry #IOCP2026 , organized by @MDPI 📅Stay tuned for more updates! 🔗 https://t.co/hjtrzfys9G
#Photochemistry #OnlineConference #ScienceEvents
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The next masterpiece from Matthias focusing on Coulombic dyads as new #photocatalyst class has been accepted in @angew_chem. Higher quantum yields in red-light catalysis by adding an inexpensive salt to use #Os as efficiently as possible. https://t.co/4sSaMfUzht
@LabHeinze
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Two weeks left for completing the registration for the Molecules and Light 2025 conference in beautiful Poznań. Also abstract submission is still possible. https://t.co/XHB7gq3Rm9
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ICYMI, from @ckerzig, @GloriusFrank and colleagues: 'Pushing the limit of triplet–triplet annihilation photon upconversion towards the UVC range' 🔥 #OpenAccess 🔓 https://t.co/Ail9Ug4Q8D
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Triplet–triplet annihilation photon upconversion (TTA-UC) provides a milder alternative to traditional UVB/UVC photochemistry. However, suitable sensitizer-annihilator pairs are scarce, in particular...
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Fantastic conference this fall (17-19 September) near Vienna, Austria! The lineup at the “Photoexciting Molecules” at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is amazing!!! Check it out: https://t.co/4EeoXOQr2t
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One photon or two photons, that is the question. We discuss mechanistic challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities for future research in two-photon photocatalysis @angew_chem. Many thanks to first-authors Julian and Sophie. https://t.co/0zAw99S63r
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It was the first time that we did DNA photochemistry, enabled through an extremely fruitful collaboration with the Wagenknecht lab.
The last paper of Till's PhD has finally been accepted and is online in JACS Au https://t.co/N49nz8PJuK
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The last paper of Till's PhD has finally been accepted and is online in JACS Au https://t.co/N49nz8PJuK
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Investigating the migration of excited-state energy in DNA is crucial for a deep understanding of protection mechanisms and light-induced DNA damage. While numerous reports focused on single electron...
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Sie sind Vorbilder für Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen & prägen durch ihren herausragenden Einsatz in Forschung & Entwicklung den Innovationsstandort 🇩🇪 entscheidend mit: unsere Dozentenpreisträger:innen @AndronescuLab, @ckerzig & Golo Storch (@storchlab)! https://t.co/Cw56NFX5xq
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