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All-Inorganic Bis-Sb3O3-Functionalized A-Type Anderson-Evans Polyoxometalate for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen
Manzhou Chi1, Huijie Li1, Xing Xin1
1MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectroic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
Abstract:
An all-inorganic, novel bis-Sb3O3-functionalized A-type Anderson-Evans polyoxometalate, [Ni(H2O)6]KH[NiMo6O24(Sb3O3)2]·5H2O (1), has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The chemical composition, molecular structure, and elemental oxidation states of the resulting compound have been systematically characterized by various techniques, including single-crystal X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The title complex 1 has been investigated for the first time as a catalyst for visible-light-driven hydrogen production by coupling with a [Ir(coumarin)2(dtbbpy)][PF6] photosensitizer and a triethanolamine (TEOA) sacrificial electron donor. Under minimally optimized conditions, a H2 generation rate of as high as 10 358 μmol g-1 h-1 is achieved during a 6 h photocatalysis. Additional control experiments and spectroscopic analyses have demonstrated that complex 1 will undergo the in situ photoreduction during photocatalysis and its specific geometric structure is essential to efficient photocatalysis for H2 production.
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