Molecular-modified photocathodes for applications in artificial photosynthesis and solar-to-fuel technologies

EA Reyes Cruz, D Nishiori, BL Wadsworth… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nature offers inspiration for developing technologies that integrate the capture, conversion,
and storage of solar energy. In this review article, we highlight principles of natural …

Functionalization of oxide-free silicon surfaces with redox-active assemblies

B Fabre - Chemical Reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review provides a comprehensive survey of the derivatization of hydrogen-terminated,
oxide-free silicon surfaces with electroactive assemblies (from molecules to polymers) …

Efficient Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical H2 Production from Water by a Cobalt Dithiolene One-Dimensional Metal–Organic Surface

CA Downes, SC Marinescu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven hydrogen evolution from water has emerged as an important methodology for
the storage of renewable energy in chemical bonds. Efficient and practical clean-energy …

Enhanced photocatalytic efficiency in visible-light-induced NADH regeneration by intramolecular electron transfer

X Wu, S Wang, J Fang, H Chen, H Liu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Inspired by natural photosynthesis, photocatalytic NADH regeneration has drawn increasing
interest in the recent decade as it provides a perfect approach for NAD+ reduction into …

Cobalt porphyrin–polypyridyl surface coatings for photoelectrosynthetic hydrogen production

AM Beiler, D Khusnutdinova, BL Wadsworth… - Inorganic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hybrid materials that link light capture and conversion technologies with the ability to drive
reductive chemical transformations are attractive as components in photoelectrosynthetic …

Visible-light-absorbing semiconductor/molecular catalyst hybrid photoelectrodes for H 2 or O 2 evolution: recent advances and challenges

M Wang, Y Yang, J Shen, J Jiang, L Sun - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The research on the conversion of solar energy and its storage as an eco-friendly and
momentarily available chemical fuel, such as H2, by sunlight-driven water splitting is closely …

Photoelectrochemical operation of a surface-bound, nickel-phosphine H 2 evolution catalyst on p-Si (111): a molecular semiconductor| catalyst construct

J Seo, RT Pekarek, MJ Rose - Chemical Communications, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We demonstrate the covalent attachment and catalytic function of a nickel-phosphine H2
evolution catalyst to a p-Si (111) photoelectrode. The covalently assembled semiconductor …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes with Ni (II) bipyridine complexes as efficient catalysts for the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction

M Tavakkoli, M Nosek, J Sainio, F Davodi, T Kallio… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Among current technologies for hydrogen production as an environmentally friendly fuel,
water splitting has attracted increasing attention. However, the efficiency of water electrolysis …

Controlling Hydrogen Evolution during Photoreduction of CO2 to Formic Acid Using [Rh(R-bpy)(Cp*)Cl]+ Catalysts: A Structure–Activity Study

TK Todorova, TN Huan, X Wang, H Agarwala… - Inorganic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The photochemical reduction of CO2 to formic acid catalyzed by a series of [Rh (4, 4′-R-
bpy)(Cp*) Cl]+ and [Rh (5, 5′-COOH-bpy)(Cp*) Cl]+ complexes (Cp …

Solar hydrogen production using molecular catalysts immobilized on gallium phosphide (111) A and (111) B polymer-modified photocathodes

AM Beiler, D Khusnutdinova, SI Jacob… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report the immobilization of hydrogen-producing cobaloxime catalysts onto p-type
gallium phosphide (111) A and (111) B substrates via coordination to a surface-grafted …