Peripheral ligands as electron storage reservoirs and their role in enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Issue 60 (1st July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, Qing; Freitag, Leon; Kowacs, Tanja; Falgenhauer, Jane C.; Korterik, Jeroen P.; Schlettwein, Derck; Browne, Wesley R.; Pryce, Mary T.; Rau, Sven; González, Leticia; Vos, Johannes G.; Huijser, Annemarie
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 52:Issue 60(2016)
• Page Start: 9371
• Page End: 9374
• Publication Date: 2016-07-01
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c6cc05222c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : The contrasting early-time photodynamics of two related Ru/Pt photocatalysts are reported. Abstract : The contrasting early-time photodynamics of two related Ru/Pt photocatalysts with very different photocatalytic H2 generation capabilities are reported. Ultrafast equilibration (535 ± 17 fs) creates an electron reservoir on the peripheral ligands of the ester substituted complex, allowing a dramatic increase in photocatalytic performance. This insight opens the way towards a novel design strategy for H2 generating molecular photocatalysts.