Ruthenium polyoxometalate water splitting catalyst: very fast hole scavenging from photogenerated oxidants.
The tetraruthenium polyoxometalate water oxidation catalyst 1 performs very fast hole scavenging from photogenerated Ru(iii) polypyridine complexes, both in homogeneous solution and at a sensitized nanocrystalline TiO(2) surface.
Orlandi
Michele
M
Chemistry Department, University of Ferrara, Interuniversity Research Center on Chemical Conversion of Solar Energy, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Argazzi
Roberto
R
Sartorel
Andrea
A
Carraro
Mauro
M
Scorrano
Gianfranco
G
Bonchio
Marcella
M
Scandola
Franco
F