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Bifunctional and regenerable molecular electrode for water electrolysis at neutral pH
Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C Stockholm 10691 Sweden, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics, Materials and Nanophysics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5625-630X
School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210 China.
Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C Stockholm 10691 Sweden, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5657-8635
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2023 (English)In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, ISSN 2050-7488, E-ISSN 2050-7496, Vol. 11, no 25, p. 13331-13340Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The instability of molecular electrodes under oxidative/reductive conditions and insufficient understanding of the metal oxide-based systems have slowed down the progress of H2-based fuels. Efficient regeneration of the electrode's performance after prolonged use is another bottleneck of this research. This work represents the first example of a bifunctional and electrochemically regenerable molecular electrode which can be used for the unperturbed production of H2 from water. Pyridyl linkers with flexible arms (-CH2-CH2-) on modified fluorine-doped carbon cloth (FCC) were used to anchor a highly active ruthenium electrocatalyst [RuII(mcbp)(H2O)2] (1) [mcbp2− = 2,6-bis(1-methyl-4-(carboxylate)benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine]. The pyridine unit of the linker replaces one of the water molecules of 1, which resulted in RuPFCC (ruthenium electrocatalyst anchored on -CH2-CH2-pyridine modified FCC), a high-performing electrode for oxygen evolution reaction [OER, overpotential of ∼215 mV] as well as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER, overpotential of ∼330 mV) at pH 7. A current density of ∼8 mA cm−2 at 2.06 V (vs. RHE) and ∼−6 mA cm−2 at −0.84 V (vs. RHE) with only 0.04 wt% loading of ruthenium was obtained. OER turnover of >7.4 × 103 at 1.81 V in 48 h and HER turnover of >3.6 × 103 at −0.79 V in 3 h were calculated. The activity of the OER anode after 48 h use could be electrochemically regenerated to ∼98% of its original activity while it serves as a HE cathode (evolving hydrogen) for 8 h. This electrode design can also be used for developing ultra-stable molecular electrodes with exciting electrochemical regeneration features, for other proton-dependent electrochemical processes.

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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) , 2023. Vol. 11, no 25, p. 13331-13340
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-338461DOI: 10.1039/d3ta00071kISI: 000969281800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85153797028OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-338461DiVA, id: diva2:1812474
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