[MoO(S)L] (L = picolinate or pyrimidine-2-carboxylate) Complexes as MoS-Inspired Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production in Aqueous Solution.

Crystalline and amorphous molybdenum sulfide (Mo-S) catalysts are leaders as earth-abundant materials for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. The development of a molecular motif inspired by the Mo-S catalytic materials and their active sites is of interest, as molecular species possess a great degree of tunable electronic properties. Furthermore, these molecular mimics may be important for providing mechanistic insights toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with Mo-S electrocatalysts.

Tunable Molecular MoS2 Edge-Site Mimics for Catalytic Hydrogen Production.

Molybdenum sulfides represent state-of-the-art, non-platinum electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). According to the Sabatier principle, the hydrogen binding strength to the edge active sites should be neither too strong nor too weak. Therefore, it is of interest to develop a molecular motif that mimics the catalytic sites structurally and possesses tunable electronic properties that influence the hydrogen binding strength.

Membrane-Inspired Acidically Stable Dye-Sensitized Photocathode for Solar Fuel Production.

Tandem dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) for water splitting are a promising method for sustainable energy conversion but so far have been limited by their lack of aqueous stability and photocurrent mismatch between the cathode and anode. In nature, membrane-enabled subcellular compartmentation is a general approach to control local chemical environments in the cell. The hydrophobic tails of the lipid make the bilayer impermeable to ions and hydrophilic molecules.

A double-acceptor as a superior organic dye design for p-type DSSCs: high photocurrents and the observed light soaking effect.

Herein, we report three novel single donor double acceptor dyes, BH2, 4, and 6, for use in p-type dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). BH4 yields one of the highest photocurrents, 7.4 mA cm(-2), to date.