title: Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water by a cationic cobalt(II) porphyrin.
abstract: Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is obtained from 1 M phosphate buffer at pH 7 in the presence of a Ru(bpy)3(2+) sensitizer, an ascorbic acid sacrificial donor, and a water-soluble Co(II) porphyrin catalyst. Spectroscopic investigation of the system by stationary and time-resolved techniques enables a complete characterization of the photoinduced dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy. mirco.natali@unife.it snf@unife.it.
authors.forename: Mirco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Natali
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luisa
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iengo
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scandola