Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Stabilization of a molecular water oxidation catalyst on a dye−sensitized photoanode by a pyridyl anchor

  • Yong Zhu,
  • Degao Wang,
  • Qing Huang,
  • Jian Du,
  • Licheng Sun,
  • Fei Li,
  • Thomas J. Meyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18417-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Understanding the properties of water-splitting assemblies in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells is a key challenge in artificial photosynthesis. Here, the authors report the importance of anchoring groups on a water oxidation catalyst in determining active species on metal oxide surfaces.