A covalently linked nickel(<scp>ii</scp>) porphyrin–ruthenium(<scp>ii</scp>) tris(bipyridyl) dyad for efficient photocatalytic water oxidation
Emmanouil Nikoloudakis, Ajyal Z. Alsaleh, Georgios Charalambidis, Athanassios G. Coutsolelos, Francis D’Souza
Abstract
Visible-light-induced oxidation of water to dioxygen, catalyzed by a newly synthesized dyad consisting of a ruthenium tris(bipyridyl), [Ru(bpy) 3 ] 2+ as a photosensitizer, and a nickel porphyrin, NiP as a cheaper water oxidation catalyst is reported.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumPorphyrinCatalysisTrisChemistryNickelPhotosensitizerPhotochemistryPhotocatalysisCovalent bondNIPMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryComposite materialBiochemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry