Water oxidation electrocatalysis using ruthenium coordination oligomers adsorbed on multiwalled carbon nanotubes.
Journal
Nature chemistry
ISSN: 1755-4349
Titre abrégé: Nat Chem
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101499734
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
11
10
2019
accepted:
04
08
2020
pubmed:
30
9
2020
medline:
30
9
2020
entrez:
29
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Photoelectrochemical cells that utilize water as a source of electrons are one of the most attractive solutions for the replacement of fossil fuels by clean and sustainable solar fuels. To achieve this, heterogeneous water oxidation catalysis needs to be mastered and properly understood. The search continues for a catalyst that is stable at the surface of electro(photo)anodes and can efficiently perform this reaction at the desired neutral pH. Here, we show how oligomeric Ru complexes can be anchored on the surfaces of graphitic materials through CH-π interactions between the auxiliary ligands bonded to Ru and the hexagonal rings of the graphitic surfaces, providing control of their molecular coverage. These hybrid molecular materials behave as molecular electroanodes that catalyse water oxidation to dioxygen at pH 7 with high current densities. This strategy for the anchoring of molecular catalysts on graphitic surfaces can potentially be extended to other transition metals and other catalytic reactions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32989272
doi: 10.1038/s41557-020-0548-7
pii: 10.1038/s41557-020-0548-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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