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 effectBehavior of the Ru-bda Water Oxidation Catalyst Covalently Anchored on Glassy Carbon Electrodes
Matheu R, Francàs L, Chernev P, Ertem M, Batista V, Haumann M, Sala X, Llobet A. Behavior of the Ru-bda Water Oxidation Catalyst Covalently Anchored on Glassy Carbon Electrodes. ACS Catalysis 2015, 5: 3422-3429. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b00132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsX-ray absorption spectroscopyElectrode surfaceHybrid materialsGlassy carbonOxidation catalystHeterogeneous water oxidation catalystsGC electrode surfaceGlassy carbon electrodeRu-aqua complexesLow catalytic performanceOxidation of waterNew hybrid materialsGC electrodeElectrochemical reductionCarbon electrodeCovalent graftingActive catalystGood electrocatalystCatalytic performanceVoltammetric experimentsElectrochemical techniquesMetal oxidesAbsorption spectroscopyMolecular complexes
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