卟啉及金属卟啉在自然界中广泛存在，其光学、电化学等特性可通过分子结构中多个反应位点进行调控. 随着全球能源环境问题日益凸显，卟啉在太阳能电池、光催化制氢领域的研究成为热点. 本文简介了作者课题组近年来通过国内外合作开展的D-π-A结构卟啉分子结构改性及其对光电化学性质和器件光伏特性影响的进展，并对未来卟啉光电化学研究的发展进行了简要的探讨.

Porphyrins and their metalloderivatives are a class of compounds exhibiting a wide variety of interesting and highly useful properties, such as chlorophyll. Porphyrins are particularly interesting in photoelectrochemical applications due to their structural similarity to chlorophylls in natural photosynthetic systems, as well as their strong and tunable absorption properties. Recently, various porphyrins have been extensively studied for their applications in solar cells, photocatalytic hydrogen production, optical information storage and others. This review will focus on the unique physical and chemical properties of D-π-A structured porphyrins, and their photovoltaic performances in dye-sensitized solar cells. A brief discussion in the future development of porphyrins is presented.