Tuning and mechanistic insights of metal chalcogenide molecular catalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction

James McAllister; Nuno A. G. Bandeira; Jessica C. McGlynn; Alexey Y. Ganin; Yu-Fei Song; Carles Bo; Haralampos N. Miras

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08208-4

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Tuning and mechanistic insights of metal chalcogenide molecular catalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction

James McAllister,
Nuno A. G. Bandeira,
Jessica C. McGlynn,
Alexey Y. Ganin,
Yu-Fei Song,
Carles Bo,
Haralampos N. Miras

Affiliations

James McAllister: WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow
Nuno A. G. Bandeira: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
Jessica C. McGlynn: WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow
Alexey Y. Ganin: WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow
Yu-Fei Song: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Carles Bo: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
Haralampos N. Miras: WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08208-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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While hydrogen offers a potential carbon neutral fuel, its production from water using earth-abundant, heterogeneous materials has proven challenging to understand. Here, authors present a series of molecular electrocatalysts based on molybdenum, sulphur, and oxygen for aqueous hydrogen evolution.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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