Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution using hybrid electrodes based on single-walled carbon nanohorns and cobalt(<scp>ii</scp>) polypyridine complexes
Elisabetta Benazzi, Federico Begato, Alessandro Niorettini, Lorenza Destro, Klaus Wurst, Giulia Licini, Stefano Agnoli, Cristiano Zonta, Mirco Natali
Abstract
An unprecedented combination of porous SWCNHs with tetradentate polypyridine cobalt( ii ) complexes bearing pyrene groups has been realized to produce a hybrid cathode active for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water at neutral pH.
Topics & Concepts
CobaltCathodeHydrogenCarbon fibersPyreneChemistryPorosityChemical engineeringElectrodeMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryComposite numberComposite materialPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced battery technologies research