Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6601872 | Electrochimica Acta | 2018 | 26 Pages |
Abstract
A robust polymeric material constituted by chains of binuclear aqua ruthenium terpyridylphenanthroline complexes connected through benzene ring meta-positions, exhibiting an unusual two electrons and two protons PCET (proton-coupled electron transfer) process and enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity, is described. The catalytic active [RuVO] species is generated at potentials more positive than +1.5 V (NHE) in the poly-[{Ru(H2O)(phen)}2(tpy2ph)] film, as confirmed by the rise of the ruthenyl (RuVO) stretching band at 810â¯cmâ1 in the Raman spectrum, and the clear change to a higher activity regime as confirmed by EIS. Faradaic efficiency for OER as high as 39% was achieved at +1.8 V, indicating that poly-[{Ru(H2O)(phen)}2(tpy2ph)] is one of the most active ruthenium terpyridine complexes ever prepared. The synthesis and characterization of the monomeric binuclear [{RuCl(Clphen)}2(tpy2ph)]2+ and its respective [{Ru(H2O)(Clphen)}2(tpy2ph)]4+ aqua complex are also fully described.
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Authors
Tiago A. Matias, André L.A. Parussulo, Paola A. Benavides, Robson R. Guimarães, André H.B. Dourado, Marcelo Nakamura, Susana I. Córdoba de Torresi, Mauro Bertotti, Koiti Araki,