2020
Surface-Attached Molecular Catalysts on Visible-Light-Absorbing Semiconductors: Opportunities and Challenges for a Stable Hybrid Water-Splitting Photoanode
Liu H, Cody C, Jayworth J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Surface-Attached Molecular Catalysts on Visible-Light-Absorbing Semiconductors: Opportunities and Challenges for a Stable Hybrid Water-Splitting Photoanode. ACS Energy Letters 2020, 5: 3195-3202. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular water oxidation catalystsWater splitting photoanodesSolar fuel generationWater oxidation catalystsHybrid photoanodeLong-term stabilityMolecular catalystsFuel generationCharacterization techniquesPhotoanodeStudy of degradationGreat promiseCell consistsCatalystPractical applicationsSemiconductorsDesign strategyStabilityCrucial subjectFuture directionsApplicationsPromiseDegradation
2017
Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium(V) Coordination Complexes With an N,O‐Donor Organic Ligand
Sharninghausen L, Sinha S, Shopov D, Mercado B, Balcells D, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium(V) Coordination Complexes With an N,O‐Donor Organic Ligand. Angewandte Chemie 2017, 129: 13227-13231. DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoordination complexesO-donor organic ligandsMononuclear coordination complexesO-donor environmentMetal-centered oxidationX-ray crystallographyOrganic ligandsDonor strengthAlkoxide groupsDFT calculationsD orbitalsUnprecedented stabilityComplexesLigandsOxidationIR-VIsomersXPSCrystallographyV complexSynthesisCharacterizationStabilityCalculationsDegradationElectrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper(II) Complex of an Oxidation-Resistant Ligand
Fisher K, Materna K, Mercado B, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper(II) Complex of an Oxidation-Resistant Ligand. ACS Catalysis 2017, 7: 3384-3387. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b00494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidationElectrocatalytic water oxidationPotential electrolysis experimentsWater oxidation electrocatalystsStrong donor characterCatalyst degradationTurnover frequencyElectrolysis experimentsDonor characterCatalytic turnoverBasic conditionsOxidationHarsh conditionsOxidation resistanceElectrocatalystsCatalystLigandsCopperComplexesO2NHEFormationDegradation