Facile heterogenization of a cobalt catalyst via graphene adsorption: robust and versatile dihydrogen production systems

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Jul 28;50(59):8065-8. doi: 10.1039/c4cc02920h.

Abstract

A heterogeneous dihydrogen (H2) production system has been attained by simply soaking electrodes made from electro-deposited graphene on FTO plated glass in solutions of a cobalt bis(dithiolate) compound. The resulting electrodes are active in weakly acidic aqueous solutions (pH > 3), have relatively low overpotentials (0.37 V versus platinum), show high catalytic rates (TOF > 1000 s(-1)), and are resistant to degradation by dioxygen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Catalysis
  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Cobalt
  • Graphite
  • Hydrogen