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
2017
Electrode-Ligand Interactions Dramatically Enhance CO2 Conversion to CO by the [Ni(cyclam)](PF6)2 Catalyst
Wu Y, Rudshteyn B, Zhanaidarova A, Froehlich J, Ding W, Kubiak C, Batista V. Electrode-Ligand Interactions Dramatically Enhance CO2 Conversion to CO by the [Ni(cyclam)](PF6)2 Catalyst. ACS Catalysis 2017, 7: 5282-5288. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCO2 conversionTransition metal complexesElectrochemical CO2 conversionDesign of ligandsEnhanced reaction kineticsCell operating conditionsCyclam ligandGold electrodeElectrocatalytic performanceHg surfaceDispersive interactionsReaction kineticsMetallic surfacesCatalystDramatic enhancementLigandsCOConversionSurfaceElectrodeComplexesInteractionKineticsOperating conditions