title: Recent Developments in Hydrogen Evolving Molecular Cobalt(II)-Polypyridyl Catalysts.
abstract: The search for efficient noble metal-free hydrogen-evolving catalysts is the subject of intense research activity. A new family of molecular cobalt(II)-polypyridyl catalysts has recently emerged. These catalysts prove more robust under reductive conditions than other cobalt-based systems and display high activities under fully aqueous conditions. This review discusses the design, characterization, and evaluation of these catalysts for electrocatalytic and light-driven hydrogen production. Mechanistic considerations are addressed and structure-catalytic activity relationships identified in order to guide the future design of more efficient catalytic systems.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249, CEA, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Queyriaux
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249, CEA, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Jane
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249, CEA, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Massin
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249, CEA, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Artero
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5249, CEA, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chavarot-Kerlidou
keywords: Cobalt; Electrocatalytic activity; Hydrogen; Photocatalytic activity; Polypyridyl ligands