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Developing Photosensitizer-Cobaloxime Hybrids for Solar-Driven H2 Production in Aqueous Aerobic Conditions
Published on: October 5, 2019
Heterogenization of molecular chalcoxides for electro-& photochemical H2 production
Mark Gray1, Yu-Fei Song2, Haralampos N Miras1
1School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. charalampos.moiras@glasgow.ac.uk.
Abstract:
The endeavour to develop high-performance cost-effective catalytic systems with a minimal amount of active components and generation of hazardous waste is a significant and formidable step towards enhancing the hydrogen evolution reaction and the development of design principles with potential value in large scale applications. Here we investigate the heterogenization process of molecular chalcoxide catalysts and explore their electro- and photo-catalytic efficacy in driving the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
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