Structural and mechanistic studies of tunable, stable, fast multi-cobalt water oxidation catalysts

Guibo Zhu, Hongjin Lv, James W. Vickers, Yurii V. Geletii, Zhen Luo, Jie Song, Zhuangqun Huang, Djamaladdin G. Musaev, Craig L. Hill*

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Abstract

New multi-cobalt-containing polyoxometalates (POMs) are soluble, fast and tunable water oxidation catalysts (WOCs). We report additional studies of [Co4(H2O)2(PW9O34) 2]10- (1), a very fast, soluble and oxidative stable WOC: new kinetics data further indicate that Co2+ is not kinetically important in water oxidations catalyzed by 1. Second, we report a new WOC, [{Co4(μ-OH)(H2O)3}(Si2W 19O70)]11- that coexists in a 1:1 ratio in the solid state (2a and 2b), and while it is oxidatively stable, it is not hydrolytically stable, rearranging to [Co(H2O)SiW11O 39]6- in aqueous solution. All these studies provide insights relating structural, electronic and other features of these WOCs to their reactivity and stability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology VI
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventSolar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology VI - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 23 Aug 201125 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8109
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceSolar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology VI
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period23/08/1125/08/11

Keywords

  • artificial photosynthesis
  • water oxidation catalysts
  • water splitting

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