Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 9, Issue 22, Pages 3213-3219Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600995
Keywords
hydrogen evolution; photocatalysis; photoreduction; polyoxometalates; porphyrin
Funding
- European Commission [229927]
- University of Crete
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Hydrogen evolution using photocatalytic systems based on artificial photosynthesis is a major approach toward solar energy conversion and storage. In the polyoxometalate-based photocatalytic systems proposed in the past, middle/near UV light irradiation and noble-metal catalysts were mainly used. Although recently polyoxometalates were sensitized in visible light, photosensitizers or catalysts based on noble metals, and/or poor activity of polyoxometalates were generally obtained. Here we show the highly efficient [turnover number (TON)=215] hydrogen evolution induced by the zinc(II) mesotetrakis(N-methyl-pyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin (ZnTMPyP4+) sensitization of a series of polyoxometalate catalysts (two Dawson type, P2Mo18O626- and P2W18O626- anions, and one Keplerate {Mo-132} cluster) in a visible-light-driven, noble-metal-free, and fully water-soluble system. We attributed the high efficiency for hydrogen evolution to the multi-electron reduction of polyoxometalates and found that: (a) both Dawson polyoxometalates exhibit higher hydrogen evolution efficiency upon ZnTMPyP4+ sensitization in relation to the direct photoreduction of those compounds; (b) the P2Mo18O626- anion is more efficient (TON = 65 vs. 38, respectively) for hydrogen evolution than the P2W18O626- anion; and (c) the high nuclearity Keplerate {Mo-132} cluster exhibits the highest efficiency (TON = 215) for hydrogen evolution compared with the polyoxometalates studied.
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