2019
Effect of Electronic Coupling on Electron Transfer Rates from Photoexcited Naphthalenediimide Radical Anion to Re(bpy)(CO)3X
Martinez J, La Porte N, Chaudhuri S, Sinopoli A, Bae Y, Sohail M, Batista V, Wasielewski M. Effect of Electronic Coupling on Electron Transfer Rates from Photoexcited Naphthalenediimide Radical Anion to Re(bpy)(CO)3X. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123: 10178-10190. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNaphthalenediimide radical anionElectron transfer rateElectronic couplingRadical anionX-ray structural studiesAppropriate reference moleculesReaction free energyPhotocatalytic CO2 reductionFree energy changeArtificial photosynthesisNDI chromophoresElectron transferMid-IR spectroscopyCatalyst resultsUV/Constitutional isomersPhotocatalytic reductionCO2 reductionReference moleculeStructural studiesFree energyEnergy changeFirst intermediateAnionsTransfer rate
2018
Unusual Stability of a Bacteriochlorin Electrocatalyst under Reductive Conditions. A Case Study on CO2 Conversion to CO
Jiang J, Matula A, Swierk J, Romano N, Wu Y, Batista V, Crabtree R, Lindsey J, Wang H, Brudvig G. Unusual Stability of a Bacteriochlorin Electrocatalyst under Reductive Conditions. A Case Study on CO2 Conversion to CO. ACS Catalysis 2018, 8: 10131-10136. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCO Faradaic efficiencyAg/AgClBulk electrolysisMA/cm2Organic ligandsFaradaic efficiencyReductive catalysisRobust electrocatalystsPorphyrin counterpartsDFT calculationsSevere stability issuesCO2 conversionCO2 reductionReductive conditionsUnusual stabilityCatalytic stepLigand degradationTotal current densityMolecular originCurrent densityElectrocatalystsCO2 fixationLigandsObserved stabilityBioinspired study
2015
Isotopic Probe Illuminates the Role of the Electrode Surface in Proton Coupled Hydride Transfer Electrochemical Reduction of Pyridinium on Pt(111)
Zeitler E, Ertem M, Pander J, Yan Y, Batista V, Bocarsly A. Isotopic Probe Illuminates the Role of the Electrode Surface in Proton Coupled Hydride Transfer Electrochemical Reduction of Pyridinium on Pt(111). Journal Of The Electrochemical Society 2015, 162: h938-h944. DOI: 10.1149/2.0821514jes.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEquilibrium isotope effectPt surfacePyridinium reductionVoltammetric half-wave potentialElectrochemical CO2 reductionObserved redox potentialsOne-electron reductionHalf-wave potentialDeuterium substitutionPyridinium sitesElectrochemical reductionCyclic voltammogramsElectrode surfaceCathodic waveElectron transferPyridine solutionBrønsted acidsCO2 reductionRedox potentialIsotopic probesReaction mechanismPyridiniumIsotopic substitutionH atomsIsotope effect
2014
Electrochemical Reduction of Aqueous Imidazolium on Pt(111) by Proton Coupled Electron Transfer
Liao K, Askerka M, Zeitler E, Bocarsly A, Batista V. Electrochemical Reduction of Aqueous Imidazolium on Pt(111) by Proton Coupled Electron Transfer. Topics In Catalysis 2014, 58: 23-29. DOI: 10.1007/s11244-014-0340-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne-electron shuttleElectron transferCO2 reductionReaction mechanismVoltammetric half-wave potentialAqueous CO2 reductionRecent electrochemical studiesOne-electron reductionHalf-wave potentialHydride transfer mechanismUnderlying reaction mechanismPotential of caAqueous ImidazoliumElectrochemical reductionMultielectron reductionElectrochemical studiesElectrochemical behaviorCathodic wavePt surfacePyridine solutionBrønsted acidsDFT studyFormic acidPyridiniumSuch reactions
2013
Functional Role of Pyridinium during Aqueous Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 on Pt(111)
Ertem M, Konezny S, Araujo C, Batista V. Functional Role of Pyridinium during Aqueous Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 on Pt(111). The Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters 2013, 4: 745-748. PMID: 26281929, DOI: 10.1021/jz400183z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research