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ACS CATALYSIS
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 77-83出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b02173
关键词
water oxidation; copper; ligand dissociation; heterogeneous catalysis; homogeneous catalysis
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21405114, 21573160]
- Recruitment Program of Global Youth Experts by China
- Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [14DZ2261100]
Simply mixing a Cu(II) salt and 1,2-ethylenediamine (en) affords precursors for both heterogeneous or homogeneous water oxidation catalysis, depending on pH. In phosphate buffer at pH 12, the Cu(II) en complex formed in solution is decomposed to give a phosphate-incorporated CuO/Cu(OH)(2) film on oxide electrodes that catalyzes water oxidation. A current density of 1 mA/cm(2) was obtained at an overpotential of 540 mV, a significant enhancement compared to other Cu-based surface catalysts. The results of electrolysis studies suggest that the solution en complex decomposes by en oxidation to glyoxal, following Cu(II) oxidation to Cu(III). At pH 8, the catalysis shifts from heterogeneous to homogeneous with a single-site mechanism for Cu(II)/en complexes in solution. A further decrease in pH to 7 leads to electrode passivation via the formation of a Cu(II) phosphate film during electrolyses. As the pH is decreased, en, with pK(b) approximate to 6.7, becomes less coordinating and the precipitation of the Cu(II) film inhibits water oxidation. The Cu(II)-based reactivity toward water oxidation is shared by Cu(II) complexation to the analogous 1,3-propylenediamine (pn) ligand over a wide pH range.
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