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Sideri IK, Charalambidis G, Coutsolelos AG, Arenal R, Tagmatarchis N. Pyridine vs. Imidazole Axial Ligation on Cobaloxime Grafted Graphene: Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Insights. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3077. [PMID: 36080120 PMCID: PMC9458012 DOI: 10.3390/nano12173077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
While cobaloximes have been protagonists in the molecular (photo)catalytic hydrogen evolution reaction field, researchers originally shed light on the catalytically active metallic center. However, the specific chemical environment of cobalt, including equatorial and axial ligation, has also a strong impact on the catalytic reaction. In this article, we aim to demonstrate how pyridine vs. imidazole axial ligation of a cobaloxime complex covalently grafted on graphene affects the hydrogen evolution reaction performance in realistic acidic conditions. While pyridine axial ligation mirrors a drastically superior electrocatalytic performance, imidazole exhibits a remarkable long-term stability.
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- Ioanna K. Sideri
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 116 35 Athens, Greece
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- Chemistry Department, Laboratory of BioInorganic Chemistry, University of Crete, 710 03 Heraklion, Greece
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- Chemistry Department, Laboratory of BioInorganic Chemistry, University of Crete, 710 03 Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragon (INMA), CSIC-U. de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- ARAID Foundation, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 116 35 Athens, Greece
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Proton reduction in the presence of oxygen by iron porphyrin enabled with 2nd sphere redox active ferrocenes. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63761-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sun D, Karippara Harshan A, Pécaut J, Hammes‐Schiffer S, Costentin C, Artero V. Hydrogen Evolution Mediated by Cobalt Diimine‐Dioxime Complexes: Insights into the Role of the Ligand Acid/Base Functionalities. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dongyue Sun
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes CNRS CEA IRIG Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 17 rue des Martyrs F-38054 Grenoble, Cedex France
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- Department of Chemistry Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania 16802 United States
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes CNRS CEA IRIG SyMMES 17 rue des Martyrs F-38054 Grenoble, Cedex France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes CNRS DCM 38000 Grenoble France
- Université de Paris 75013 Paris France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes CNRS CEA IRIG Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 17 rue des Martyrs F-38054 Grenoble, Cedex France
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Amanullah S, Saha P, Nayek A, Ahmed ME, Dey A. Biochemical and artificial pathways for the reduction of carbon dioxide, nitrite and the competing proton reduction: effect of 2nd sphere interactions in catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:3755-3823. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01405b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Reduction of oxides and oxoanions of carbon and nitrogen are of great contemporary importance as they are crucial for a sustainable environment.
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- Sk Amanullah
- School of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata
- India
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Tuning the reactivity of cobalt-based H2 production electrocatalysts via the incorporation of the peripheral basic functionalities. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rahman MZ, Kibria MG, Mullins CB. Metal-free photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:1887-1931. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00313d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This article provides a comprehensive review of the latest progress, challenges and recommended future research related to metal-free photocatalysts for hydrogen productionviawater-splitting.
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- Mohammad Ziaur Rahman
- John J. Mcketta Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- 2500 University Drive
- NW Calgary
- Canada
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- John J. Mcketta Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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Wang VCC, Esmieu C, Redman HJ, Berggren G, Hammarström L. The reactivity of molecular oxygen and reactive oxygen species with [FeFe] hydrogenase biomimetics: reversibility and the role of the second coordination sphere. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:858-865. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04618f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new one-electron reduced and oxygenated species from H2-evolving complexes, inspired by [FeFe] hydrogenase, was prepared by directly reacting with O2 and chemical reductants. Its structure and reactivity were investigated by spectroscopic tools.
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- Vincent C.-C. Wang
- Program of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory
- Uppsala University
- Uppsala 75120
- Sweden
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- Program of Molecular Biomimetics
- Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory
- Uppsala University
- Uppsala 75120
- Sweden
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- Program of Molecular Biomimetics
- Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory
- Uppsala University
- Uppsala 75120
- Sweden
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- Program of Molecular Biomimetics
- Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory
- Uppsala University
- Uppsala 75120
- Sweden
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- Program of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory
- Uppsala University
- Uppsala 75120
- Sweden
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Wang J, Yamauchi K, Huang H, Sun J, Luo Z, Zhong D, Lu T, Sakai K. A Molecular Cobalt Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Showing High Activity and Outstanding Tolerance to CO and O
2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10923-10927. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Jia‐Wei Wang
- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials MicrostructureInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon TechnologiesTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of Science, and International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)Kyushu University Motooka 744 Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials MicrostructureInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon TechnologiesTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials MicrostructureInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon TechnologiesTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of Science, and International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)Kyushu University Motooka 744 Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
- Center for Molecular Systems (CMS)Kyushu University Motooka 744 Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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Wang J, Yamauchi K, Huang H, Sun J, Luo Z, Zhong D, Lu T, Sakai K. A Molecular Cobalt Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Showing High Activity and Outstanding Tolerance to CO and O
2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201904578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jia‐Wei Wang
- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials MicrostructureInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon TechnologiesTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of Science, and International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)Kyushu University Motooka 744 Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials MicrostructureInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon TechnologiesTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials MicrostructureInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon TechnologiesTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of Science, and International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER)Kyushu University Motooka 744 Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
- Center for Molecular Systems (CMS)Kyushu University Motooka 744 Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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Windle CD, Kumagai H, Higashi M, Brisse R, Bold S, Jousselme B, Chavarot-Kerlidou M, Maeda K, Abe R, Ishitani O, Artero V. Earth-Abundant Molecular Z-Scheme Photoelectrochemical Cell for Overall Water-Splitting. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:9593-9602. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Christopher D. Windle
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249,
CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1-NE-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Innovation in Surface Chemistry and Nanosciences (LICSEN), NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249,
CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble Cedex, France
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Innovation in Surface Chemistry and Nanosciences (LICSEN), NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249,
CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1-NE-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1-NE-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249,
CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble Cedex, France
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Mondal B, Sen P, Rana A, Saha D, Das P, Dey A. Reduction of CO2 to CO by an Iron Porphyrin Catalyst in the Presence of Oxygen. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Biswajit Mondal
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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Dalle K, Warnan J, Leung JJ, Reuillard B, Karmel IS, Reisner E. Electro- and Solar-Driven Fuel Synthesis with First Row Transition Metal Complexes. Chem Rev 2019; 119:2752-2875. [PMID: 30767519 PMCID: PMC6396143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 421] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The synthesis of renewable fuels from abundant water or the greenhouse gas CO2 is a major step toward creating sustainable and scalable energy storage technologies. In the last few decades, much attention has focused on the development of nonprecious metal-based catalysts and, in more recent years, their integration in solid-state support materials and devices that operate in water. This review surveys the literature on 3d metal-based molecular catalysts and focuses on their immobilization on heterogeneous solid-state supports for electro-, photo-, and photoelectrocatalytic synthesis of fuels in aqueous media. The first sections highlight benchmark homogeneous systems using proton and CO2 reducing 3d transition metal catalysts as well as commonly employed methods for catalyst immobilization, including a discussion of supporting materials and anchoring groups. The subsequent sections elaborate on productive associations between molecular catalysts and a wide range of substrates based on carbon, quantum dots, metal oxide surfaces, and semiconductors. The molecule-material hybrid systems are organized as "dark" cathodes, colloidal photocatalysts, and photocathodes, and their figures of merit are discussed alongside system stability and catalyst integrity. The final section extends the scope of this review to prospects and challenges in targeting catalysis beyond "classical" H2 evolution and CO2 reduction to C1 products, by summarizing cases for higher-value products from N2 reduction, C x>1 products from CO2 utilization, and other reductive organic transformations.
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory
for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Kato M, Kon K, Hirayama J, Yagi I. Host–guest chemistry between cyclodextrin and a hydrogen evolution catalyst cobaloxime. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj00081j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the host–guest chemistry between cyclodextrin and a bisdimethylglyoximato cobalt complex, cobaloxime.
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- Masaru Kato
- Section of Environmental Materials Science
- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-0810
- Japan
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- Division of Environmental Materials Science
- Graduate School of Environmental Science
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-0810
- Japan
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- Division of Environmental Materials Science
- Graduate School of Environmental Science
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-0810
- Japan
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- Section of Environmental Materials Science
- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 060-0810
- Japan
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Ahmed ME, Dey S, Darensbourg MY, Dey A. Oxygen-Tolerant H 2 Production by [FeFe]-H 2ase Active Site Mimics Aided by Second Sphere Proton Shuttle. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:12457-12468. [PMID: 30180564 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The instability of [FeFe]-H2ases and their biomimetics toward O2 renders them inefficient to implement in practical H2 generation (HER). Previous investigations on synthetic models as well as natural enzymes proved that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated on O2 exposure oxidatively degrades the 2Fe subcluster within the H-cluster active site. Recent electrochemical studies, coupled with theoretical investigations on [FeFe]-H2ase suggested that selective O2 reduction to H2O could eliminate the ROS, and hence, tolerance against oxidative degradation could be achieved ( Nat. Chem. 2017, 9, 88-95). We have prepared a series of 2Fe subsite mimics with substituted arenes attached to bridgehead N atoms in the S to S linker, (μ-S2(CH2)2NAr)[Fe(CO)3]2. Structural analyses find the nature of the substituent on the arene offers steric control of the orientation of bridgehead N atoms, affecting their proton uptake and translocation ability. The heterogeneous electrochemical studies of these complexes physiadsorbed on edge plane graphite (EPG) electrode show the onset of HER activity at ∼180 mV overpotential in pH 5.5 water. In addition, bridgehead N-protonation and subsequent H-bonding capability are established to facilitate the O-O bond cleavage resulting in selective O2 reduction to H2O. This allows a synthetic [FeFe]-H2ase model to reduce protons to H2 unabated in the presence of dissolved O2 in water at nearly neutral pH (pH 5.5); i.e., O2-tolerant, stable HER activity is achieved.
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- Md Estak Ahmed
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Kolkata 700032 , India
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Kolkata 700032 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843-3255 , United States
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry , Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Kolkata 700032 , India
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Wakerley DW, Ly KH, Kornienko N, Orchard KL, Kuehnel MF, Reisner E. Aerobic Conditions Enhance the Photocatalytic Stability of CdS/CdO x Quantum Dots. Chemistry 2018; 24:18385-18388. [PMID: 29750379 PMCID: PMC6348374 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Photocatalytic H2 production through water splitting represents an attractive route to generate a renewable fuel. These systems are typically limited to anaerobic conditions due to the inhibiting effects of O2 . Here, we report that sacrificial H2 evolution with CdS quantum dots does not necessarily suffer from O2 inhibition and can even be stabilised under aerobic conditions. The introduction of O2 prevents a key inactivation pathway of CdS (over-accumulation of metallic Cd and particle agglomeration) and thereby affords particles with higher stability. These findings represent a possibility to exploit the O2 reduction reaction to inhibit deactivation, rather than catalysis, offering a strategy to stabilise photocatalysts that suffer from similar degradation reactions.
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- David W Wakerley
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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Willkomm J, Reisner E. Photo- and electrocatalytic H 2 evolution with cobalt oxime complexes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.4019/bjscc.71.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Janina Willkomm
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
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Windle CD, Massin J, Chavarot-Kerlidou M, Artero V. A protocol for quantifying hydrogen evolution by dye-sensitized molecular photocathodes and its implementation for evaluating a new covalent architecture based on an optimized dye-catalyst dyad. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:10509-10516. [PMID: 29845182 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01210e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A protocol that combines gas chromatography and a high-sensitivity micro Clark-type electrode is described to quantify hydrogen production across gas and solution phases for systems operating at very low currents such as dye-sensitized H2-evolving photocathodes. Data indicate that a significant fraction of H2 remains in aqueous solution even after several hours of experiments. Using this protocol, re-evaluation of a dye-sensitized H2-evolving photocathode based on a dye-catalyst dyad showed a reproducible 66% increase of the faradaic efficiency compared with previously reported headspace GC measurements [Kaeffer et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 12308-12311]. This dyad was based on an organic push-pull dye where donor and acceptor are separated by one thiophene group. Insertion of a second thiophene group between the donor and acceptor led to a more efficient system with 30% improved faradaic efficiency for H2 evolution.
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- Christopher D Windle
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France.
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Obtaining abundant pure hydrogen by reduction of water has an important implication in the development of clean and renewable energy. Hence research focused on the development of non-noble metal based facile and energy efficient catalysts for proton reduction is on the rise. However, for practical utilization, it is necessary that these complexes function unabated in the presence of atmospheric oxygen and other common contaminants in abundant water sources. There has been very little activity towards the development of oxygen-tolerant hydrogen producing catalysts. This article aims to draw attention to this issue of oxygen sensitivity in the HER and highlights the development of a few air-stable HER catalysts (enzymatic as well as artificial) elaborating the challenges involved and the techniques discovered to overcome this significant deterrent to large-scale hydrogen production by electrolysis from abundant water sources.
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- Biswajit Mondal
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A&2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India.
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Donck S, Fize J, Gravel E, Doris E, Artero V. Supramolecular assembly of cobaloxime on nanoring-coated carbon nanotubes: addressing the stability of the pyridine-cobalt linkage under hydrogen evolution turnover conditions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:11783-11786. [PMID: 27711275 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06059e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A carbon nanotube-cobaloxime nanohybrid was prepared through supramolecular assembly of tailored polymerizable amphiphiles, leading to the coordination of cobalt on pyridine-coated nanotubes. This material was used as a catalyst for hydrogen evolution in fully aqueous media. This study provides a definitive asset regarding the stability of the pyridine-cobalt axial bond under H2 evolution turnover conditions.
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- Simon Donck
- Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage (SCBM), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. and Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage (SCBM), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage (SCBM), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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Zaffaroni R, Detz RJ, van der Vlugt JI, Reek JNH. A Functional Hydrogenase Mimic Chemisorbed onto Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide Electrodes: A Strategy towards Water Splitting Devices. CHEMSUSCHEM 2018; 11:209-218. [PMID: 29077275 PMCID: PMC5814736 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A diiron benzenedithiolate hydrogen-evolving catalyst immobilized onto fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrodes is prepared, characterized, and studied in the context of the development of water splitting devices based on molecular components. FTO was chosen as the preferred electrode material owing to its conductive properties and electrochemical stability. An FTO nanocrystalline layer is also used to greatly improve the surface area of commercially available FTO while preserving the properties of the material. Electrodes bearing a covalently anchored diiron catalyst are shown to be competent for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution from acidic aqueous media at relatively low overpotential (500 mV) with a faradaic efficiency close to unity. Compared with bulk solution catalysts, the catalyst immobilized onto the electrode surface operates at roughly 160 mV lower overpotentials, yet with similar rates.
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- Riccardo Zaffaroni
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Luo S, Siegler MA, Bouwman E. Dinuclear Nickel Complexes of Thiolate-Functionalized Carbene Ligands and Their Electrochemical Properties. Organometallics 2017; 37:740-747. [PMID: 29551851 PMCID: PMC5850092 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Four
dimeric nickel(II) complexes [Ni2Cl2(BnC2S)2] [1], [Ni2Cl2(BnC3S)2] [2], [Ni2(PyC2S)2]Br2 [3]Br2, and [Ni2(PyC3S)2]Br2 [4]Br2 of four different
thiolate-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands were
synthesized, and their structures have been determined by single-crystal
X-ray crystallography. The four ligands differ by the alkyl chain
length between the thiolate group and the benzimidazole nitrogen (two
−C2– or three −C3–
carbon atoms) and the second functionality at the NHC being a benzyl
(Bn) or a pyridylmethyl (Py) group. The nickel(II) ions are coordinated
to the NHC carbon atom and the pendent thiolate group, which bridges
to the second nickel(II) ion creating the dinuclear structure. Additionally,
in compounds [1] and [2], the fourth coordination
position of the square-planar Ni(II) centers is occupied by the halide
ions, whereas in [3]2+ and [4]2+, the additional pendant pyridylmethyl groups complete
the coordination spheres of the nickel ions. The electrochemical properties
of the four complexes were studied using cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential
coulometry methods. The thiolate-functionalized carbene complexes
[1] and [2] appear to be poor electrocatalysts
for the hydrogen evolution reaction; the complexes [3]Br2 and [4]Br2, bearing an extra
pyridylmethyl group, show higher catalytic activity in proton reduction,
indicating that the pyridine group plays an important role in the
catalytic cycle.
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- Siyuan Luo
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Rana A, Mondal B, Sen P, Dey S, Dey A. Activating Fe(I) Porphyrins for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Using Second-Sphere Proton Transfer Residues. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:1783-1793. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Atanu Rana
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India 700032
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India 700032
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India 700032
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India 700032
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India 700032
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Kaeffer N, Massin J, Lebrun C, Renault O, Chavarot-Kerlidou M, Artero V. Covalent Design for Dye-Sensitized H2-Evolving Photocathodes Based on a Cobalt Diimine-Dioxime Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:12308-12311. [PMID: 27595317 PMCID: PMC5490783 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DS-PECs) for water splitting hold promise for the large-scale storage of solar energy in the form of (solar) fuels, owing to the low cost and ease to process of their constitutive photoelectrode materials. The efficiency of such systems ultimately depends on our capacity to promote unidirectional light-driven electron transfer from the electrode substrate to a catalytic moiety. We report here on the first noble-metal free and covalent dye-catalyst assembly able to achieve photoelectrochemical visible light-driven H2 evolution in mildly acidic aqueous conditions when grafted onto p-type NiO electrode substrate.
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- Nicolas Kaeffer
- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals; Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000 France
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals; Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000 France
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- Reconnaissance Ionique et Chimie de Coordination; INAC-SyMMES; Université Grenoble Alpes, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA); Laboratoire d’Electronique et de Technologies de l’Information (LETI), MINATEC Campus Grenoble 38054, France
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals; Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000 France
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals; Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000 France
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Wang L, Fernández-Terán R, Zhang L, Fernandes DLA, Tian L, Chen H, Tian H. Organic Polymer Dots as Photocatalysts for Visible Light-Driven Hydrogen Generation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:12306-10. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Berzelii Center EXSELENT on Porous Materials and Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry; Stockholm University; 106 91 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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Wang L, Fernández-Terán R, Zhang L, Fernandes DLA, Tian L, Chen H, Tian H. Organic Polymer Dots as Photocatalysts for Visible Light-Driven Hydrogen Generation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201607018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Lei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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- Berzelii Center EXSELENT on Porous Materials and Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry; Stockholm University; 106 91 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory; Physical Chemistry; Uppsala University; 751 20 Uppsala Sweden
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Huo P, Uyeda C, Goodpaster JD, Peters JC, Miller TF. Breaking the Correlation between Energy Costs and Kinetic Barriers in Hydrogen Evolution via a Cobalt Pyridine-Diimine-Dioxime Catalyst. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Pengfei Huo
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Kaeffer N, Morozan A, Fize J, Martinez E, Guetaz L, Artero V. The Dark Side of Molecular Catalysis: Diimine–Dioxime Cobalt Complexes Are Not the Actual Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalyst in Acidic Aqueous Solutions. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b00378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicolas Kaeffer
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38000 France
- Laboratoire de
Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, CNRS UMR 5249, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble CEDEX F-38054, France
- Commissariat
à
l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
(CEA), Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38000 France
- Laboratoire de
Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, CNRS UMR 5249, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble CEDEX F-38054, France
- Commissariat
à
l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
(CEA), Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38000 France
- Laboratoire de
Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, CNRS UMR 5249, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble CEDEX F-38054, France
- Commissariat
à
l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
(CEA), Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38000 France
- Commissariat
à
l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
(CEA); Laboratoire d’Electronique et de Technologies de l’Information
(LETI), MINATEC Campus, Grenoble 38054, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38000 France
- Commissariat à
l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
(CEA); Institut Laboratoire d’Innovation pour les Technologies
des Energies Nouvelles et les Nanomatériaux (LITEN), Grenoble 38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38000 France
- Laboratoire de
Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, CNRS UMR 5249, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble CEDEX F-38054, France
- Commissariat
à
l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
(CEA), Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale, Grenoble 38000, France
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Reuillard B, Warnan J, Leung JJ, Wakerley DW, Reisner E. A Poly(cobaloxime)/Carbon Nanotube Electrode: Freestanding Buckypaper with Polymer-Enhanced H2-Evolution Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:3952-7. [PMID: 26890469 PMCID: PMC4794774 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201511378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
A freestanding H2-evolution electrode consisting of a copolymer-embedded cobaloxime integrated into a multiwall carbon nanotube matrix by π-π interactions is reported. This electrode is straightforward to assemble and displays high activity towards hydrogen evolution in near-neutral pH solution under inert and aerobic conditions, with a cobalt-based turnover number (TON(Co)) of up to 420. An analogous electrode with a monomeric cobaloxime showed less activity with a TON(Co) of only 80. These results suggest that, in addition to the high surface area of the porous network of the buckypaper, the polymeric scaffold provides a stabilizing environment to the catalyst, leading to further enhancement in catalytic performance. We have therefore established that the use of a multifunctional copolymeric architecture is a viable strategy to enhance the performance of molecular electrocatalysts.
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- Bertrand Reuillard
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK.
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Reuillard B, Warnan J, Leung JJ, Wakerley DW, Reisner E. A Poly(cobaloxime)/Carbon Nanotube Electrode: Freestanding Buckypaper with Polymer-Enhanced H2
-Evolution Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201511378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bertrand Reuillard
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road CB2 1EW Cambridge UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road CB2 1EW Cambridge UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road CB2 1EW Cambridge UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road CB2 1EW Cambridge UK
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road CB2 1EW Cambridge UK
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Rosser TE, Gross MA, Lai YH, Reisner E. Precious-metal free photoelectrochemical water splitting with immobilised molecular Ni and Fe redox catalysts. Chem Sci 2016; 7:4024-4035. [PMID: 30155045 PMCID: PMC6013811 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc04863j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen with 3d transition metal molecular catalysts and light has been accomplished.
Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen with molecular catalysts and light has been a long-established challenge. Approaches in homogeneous systems have been met with little success and the integration of molecular catalysts in photoelectrochemical cells is challenging due to inaccessibility and incompatibility of functional hybrid molecule/material electrodes with long-term stability in aqueous solution. Here, we present the first example of light-driven water splitting achieved with precious-metal-free molecular catalysts driving both oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions. Mesoporous TiO2 was employed as a low-cost scaffold with long-term stability for anchoring a phosphonic acid-modified nickel(ii) bis-diphosphine catalyst (NiP) for electrocatalytic proton reduction. A turnover number of 600 mol H2 per mol NiP was achieved after 8 h controlled-potential electrolysis at a modest overpotential of 250 mV. X-ray photoelectron, UV-vis and IR spectroscopies confirmed that the molecular structure of the Ni catalyst remains intact after prolonged hydrogen production, thereby reasserting the suitability of molecular catalysts in the development of effective, hydrogen-evolving materials. The relatively mild operating conditions of a pH 3 aqueous solution allowed this molecule-catalysed cathode to be combined with a molecular Fe(ii) catalyst-modified WO3 photoanode in a photoelectrochemical cell. Water splitting into H2 and O2 was achieved under solar light illumination with an applied bias of >0.6 V, which is below the thermodynamic potential (1.23 V) for water splitting and therefore allowed the storage of solar energy in the fuel H2.
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- Timothy E Rosser
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB1 2EW , UK .
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB1 2EW , UK .
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB1 2EW , UK .
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB1 2EW , UK .
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Downes CA, Marinescu SC. One dimensional metal dithiolene (M = Ni, Fe, Zn) coordination polymers for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:19311-19321. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt03257e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Immobilization via coordination polymers is a viable method to achieve efficient electrocatalytic H2 evolution from water.
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Coutard N, Kaeffer N, Artero V. Molecular engineered nanomaterials for catalytic hydrogen evolution and oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:13728-13748. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06311j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Surface functionalization allows the immobilization of molecular catalysts for hydrogen evolution and uptake onto conducting materials and yields electrodes based on earth-abundant elements as alternative to the use of platinum catalysts.
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- Nathan Coutard
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux
- Université Grenoble Alpes
- CNRS UMR 5249
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
- Grenoble 38000
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux
- Université Grenoble Alpes
- CNRS UMR 5249
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
- Grenoble 38000
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux
- Université Grenoble Alpes
- CNRS UMR 5249
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
- Grenoble 38000
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