Cobalt-dithiolene complexes for the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic reduction of protons in aqueous solutions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 15594-15599

  McNamara, William R ^a   Han, Zhiji ^a   Yin, Chih Juo ^a   Brennessel, William W ^a   Holland, Patrick L ^a   Eisenberg, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalysis; Redox active ligands

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ASCORBIC ACID; COBALT COMPLEX; COBALT DITHIOLENE COMPLEX; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION;

CATALYSIS; COBALT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTONS; RUTHENIUM; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84866874468     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1120757109     Document Type: Article

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