Molecular engineering of a cobalt-based electrocatalytic nanomaterial for H2 evolution under fully aqueous conditions

Molecular engineering of a cobalt-based electrocatalytic nanomaterial for H2 evolution under fully aqueous conditions:

Nature Chemistry 5, 48 (2013).
doi:10.1038/nchem.1481

Authors: Eugen S. Andreiadis, Pierre-André Jacques, Phong D. Tran, Adeline Leyris, Murielle Chavarot-Kerlidou, Bruno Jousselme, Muriel Matheron, Jacques Pécaut, Serge Palacin, Marc Fontecave & Vincent Artero
Efficient hydrogen-evolving catalysts comprising readily available elements are needed if hydrogen is to be adopted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, a diimine–dioxime cobalt complex has been covalently attached to a carbon nanotube electrode to yield an active and robust electrocatalyst for hydrogen generation (55,000 turnovers in seven hours) from aqueous solutions.