title: Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production by an Aluminum(III) Complex: Ligand-Based Proton and Electron Transfer.
abstract: Environmentally sustainable hydrogen-evolving electrocatalysts are key in a renewable fuel economy, and ligand-based proton and electron transfer could circumvent the need for precious metal ions in electrocatalytic H2 production. Herein, we show that electrocatalytic generation of H2 by a redox-active ligand complex of Al(3+) occurs at -1.16 V vs. SCE (500 mV overpotential).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 (USA).
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 (USA). laberben@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Louise A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Berben
keywords: N ligands; aluminum; electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution; redox-active ligands