Direct evidence for a sequential electron transfer–proton transfer mechanism in the PCET reduction of a metal hydroxide catalyst

MC Kessinger, J Xu, K Cui, Q Loague… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) mechanism for the reaction Mox–OH+ e–+
H+→ Mred–OH2 was determined through the kinetic resolution of the independent electron …

Reorganization Energies for Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer to a Water Oxidation Catalyst

M Kessinger, AV Soudackov, J Schneider… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The reorganization energy (λ) for interfacial electron transfer (ET) and proton-coupled ET
(PCET) from a conductive metal oxide (In2O3: Sn, ITO) to a surface-bound water oxidation …

Impact of Molecular Orientation on Lateral and Interfacial Electron Transfer at Oxide Interfaces

Q Loague, ND Keller, AV Müller… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Molecular dyes, called sensitizers, with a cis-[Ru (LL)(dcb)(NCS) 2] structure, where dcb is 4,
4′-(CO2H) 2-2, 2′-bipyridine and LL is dcb or a different diimine ligand, are among the …

Covalent Functionalization of Silicon with Plasma-Grown “Fuzzy” Graphene: Robust Aqueous Photoelectrodes for CO2 Reduction by Molecular Catalysts

OA Oyetade, Y Wang, S He… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Carbon electrodes are ideal for electrochemistry with molecular catalysts, exhibiting facile
charge transfer and good stability. Yet for solar-driven catalysis with semiconductor light …

Reorganization Energies for Interfacial Electron Transfer across Phenylene Ethynylene Rigid-Rod Bridges

M Heidari, Q Loague, RE Bangle… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A family of three ruthenium bipyridyl rigid-rod compounds of the general form [Ru (bpy) 2
(LL)](PF6) 2 were anchored to mesoporous thin films of tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) …

[PDF][PDF] Electron Transfer and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Kinetics and Reorganization Energies at a Conductive Metal Oxide Interface

J Xu, M Kessinger, G Meyer - 2023 - cdr.lib.unc.edu
Artificial photosynthesis, the process of generating usable fuels with solar power via
photocatalysis, provides a promising and bountiful source of energy that offers a potential …