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Efficient Solar‐Assisted O 2 Reduction Using a Cofacial Iron Porphyrin Dimer Catalyst Integrated into a p‐CuBi 2 O 4 Photocathode
Author(s) -
Zahran Zaki N.,
Mohamed Eman A.,
Haleem Ashraf Abdel,
Naruta Yoshinori
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201704143
Subject(s) - photocathode , porphyrin , selectivity , aqueous solution , catalysis , tin oxide , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , dimer , materials science , photochemistry , oxide , organic chemistry , electron , physics , quantum mechanics
A cofacial iron porphyrin heterodimer, Fe 2 TPFPP‐TMP showed high electrocatalytic activity, selectivity, and stability for O 2 reduction to H 2 O both in homogeneous non‐aqueous and heterogeneous neutral aqueous solutions. When it is integrated to FTO/p‐CuBi 2 O 4 (FTO=fluorine doped tin oxide) photocathode prepared by a simple novel method, a remarkable efficient solar‐assisted O 2 reduction is achieved in neutral potassium phosphate (KPi) or basic NaOH solutions saturated with O 2 .