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Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

2013

Oxidation

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A Light-Assisted, Polymeric Water Oxidation Catalyst That Selectively Oxidizes Seawater With A Low Onset Potential, Jun Chen, Pawel W. Wagner, Lei Tong, Danijel Boskovic, Weimin Zhang, David L. Officer, Gordon G. Wallace, Gerhard F. Swiegers Jan 2013

A Light-Assisted, Polymeric Water Oxidation Catalyst That Selectively Oxidizes Seawater With A Low Onset Potential, Jun Chen, Pawel W. Wagner, Lei Tong, Danijel Boskovic, Weimin Zhang, David L. Officer, Gordon G. Wallace, Gerhard F. Swiegers

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Vapour phase polymerisation (vpp) of PEDOT to incorporate high levels of a sulphonated manganese porphyrin yields a vivid green conducting polymer that, under illumination, catalyzes selective oxidation of water from seawater from ca. 0.40 V (vs. NHE; Pt counter electrode) without observable chlorine formation. This onset potential is comparable to that of certain metal oxide semiconductors that achieve higher photocurrents but are not capable of selectively oxidising the water in seawater.


Unidirectional Suppression Of Hydrogen Oxidation On Oxidized Platinum Clusters, Yu Li, Jun Xing, Zong Chen, Zhen Li, Feng Tian, Li Zheng, Hai Wang, P Hu, Huijun Zhao, Huagui Yang Jan 2013

Unidirectional Suppression Of Hydrogen Oxidation On Oxidized Platinum Clusters, Yu Li, Jun Xing, Zong Chen, Zhen Li, Feng Tian, Li Zheng, Hai Wang, P Hu, Huijun Zhao, Huagui Yang

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Solar-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen may be an ideal solution for global energy and environment issues. Among the various photocatalytic systems, platinum has been widely used to co-catalyse the reduction of protons in water for hydrogen evolution. However, the undesirable hydrogen oxidation reaction can also be readily catalysed by metallic platinum, which limits the solar energy conversion efficiency in artificial photosynthesis. Here we report that the unidirectional suppression of hydrogen oxidation in photocatalytic water splitting can be fulfilled by controlling the valence state of platinum; this platinum-based cocatalyst in a higher oxidation state can act as an efficient hydrogen …