Metal-Polypyridyl Catalysts for Electro- and Photochemical Reduction of Water to Hydrogen

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2027-2036

  Zee, David Z ^a,b   Chantarojsiri, Teera ^a   Long, Jeffrey R ^a,b   Chang, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84937458533     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00082     Document Type: Article

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