Copper catalysts for photo- and electro-catalytic hydrogen production
Abdullah M. Abudayyeh, Olivier Schott, Humphrey L. C. Feltham, Garry S. Hanan, Sally Brooker
Abstract
Square planar<bold>1</bold>, square pyramidal<bold>2</bold>and trigonal bipyramidal<bold>3</bold>copper complexes are poor catalysts for hydrogen evolution (HER) under photocatalytic conditions, whereas<bold>1</bold>is, or forms, a good and enduring electrocatalyst for HER, but<bold>2</bold>and<bold>3</bold>do not.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCopperSquare pyramidal molecular geometryElectrocatalystTrigonal bipyramidal molecular geometryHydrogen productionHydrogenChemistryMaterials scienceCrystallographyPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryMetallurgyElectrodeCrystal structureOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts