Porphyrins are composed of four pyrrolic subunits interconnected via methine bridges to form fully conjugated 18 π electron-containing aromatic macrocycles. This macrocyclic aromatic compound has various interesting optical, electrical and physicochemical properties. Because of their unique features, it is possible for the porphyrin derivatives to reversibly convert photo, electrical and chemical energy, which lead them to be the key materials in energy conversion systems. In photovoltaics, the porphyrin derivatives generate electrical energy via absorbing light energy. They also serve as photocatalyst to convert light to chemical energy. Moreover, they play a role in electrode of the energy storage systems due to their unique electrochemical redox properties. In this paper, emerging development in terms of porphyrin-based energy conversion systems will be review. This review is divided into three sections focusing on porphyrin-based energy conversion technologies for (i) photovoltaics, (ii) photocatalysts and (iii) energy storage systems, respectively.

卟啉由通过次甲基桥互连的四个吡咯亚基组成，以形成完全共轭的含18π电子的芳族大环。该大环芳族化合物具有各种令人感兴趣的光学，电和物理化学性质。由于它们的独特功能，卟啉衍生物有可能可逆地转换光能，电能和化学能，从而使它们成为能量转换系统中的关键材料。在光伏中，卟啉衍生物通过吸收光能产生电能。它们还用作将光转换为化学能的光催化剂。此外，由于它们独特的电化学氧化还原特性，它们在储能系统的电极中也起着作用。在本文中，基于卟啉的能量转换系统方面的新兴发展将得到审查。这篇综述分为三个部分，分别针对（i）光伏，（ii）光催化剂和（iii）能量存储系统的基于卟啉的能量转换技术。