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Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation by Cobalt Complexes
Armstrong, Jessica E
Armstrong, Jessica E
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Artificial Photosynthesis (AP) is a method of harnessing solar energy to generate clean burning hydrogen fuel. It relies on combining catalysts with chromophores to split water and store energy in the chemical bonds of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. A successful device for AP will produce hydrogen when it is submerged in water and irradiated with visible light. Light excites a chromophore, promoting an electron into the conduction band of a semiconductor. An electron is then transferred to a catalyst that will reduce H+ to H2. Hydrogen in its molecular form is particularly useful as a fuel source because burning it produces primarily H2O as a byproduct and does not generate large amounts of CO2, mirroring the use of glucose in plants. The development of a system for hydrogen generation requires the identification of effective catalysts that are efficient, robust, and feasible. We have obtained and characterized three cobalt complexes that are electrochemically active as well as easy and inexpensive to synthesize.
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2017-04-01
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Chemistry