Synthetic styrene-based bioinspired model of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase active site for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Afridi Zamader, Bertrand Reuillard, Julien Pérard, Laurent Billon, Gustav Berggren, Vincent Artero
Abstract
over 20 hours of electrolysis at an overpotential of 0.49 V, two orders of magnitude higher than the isolated catalyst counterpart. The study provides a synthetic methodology for incorporating catalytic units featuring second coordination sphere functional groups, and highlights the benefit of the confinement within the polymer matrix for catalytic performance.
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CatalysisActive siteMethacrylateOverpotentialMaterials scienceElectrocatalystHydrogen productionStyreneChemistryChemical engineeringElectrolysis of waterCopolymerContext (archaeology)Combinatorial chemistryElectrochemistryElectrolysisPolymerOrganic chemistryElectrodePaleontologyElectrolyteBiologyPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsAdvanced battery technologies research