Terpyridine complexes of first row transition metals and electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO
Author(s) -
Noémie Elgrishi,
Matthew B. Chambers,
Vincent Artero,
Marc Fontecave
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
physical chemistry chemical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 239
eISSN - 1463-9084
pISSN - 1463-9076
DOI - 10.1039/c4cp00451e
Subject(s) - terpyridine , homoleptic , transition metal , electrochemistry , chemistry , electrocatalyst , inorganic chemistry , materials science , catalysis , crystallography , nanotechnology , metal , electrode , organic chemistry
Homoleptic terpyridine complexes of first row transition metals are evaluated as catalysts for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. Ni and Co-based catalytic systems are shown to reduce CO2 to CO under the conditions tested. The Ni complex was found to exhibit selectivity for CO2 over proton reduction while the Co-based system generates mixtures of CO and H2 with CO : H2 ratios being tuneable through variation of the applied potential.
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