Issue 1, 2009
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Chemical Society Reviews

Cobalt–phosphate oxygen-evolving compound†

Matthew W. Kanan,a   Yogesh Surendranatha  and  Daniel G. Nocera*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, 6-335, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, USA
E-mail: nocera@mit.edu

Abstract

The utilization of solar energy on a large scale requires efficient storage. Solar-to-fuels has the capacity to meet large scale storage needs as demonstrated by natural photosynthesis. This process uses sunlight to rearrange the bonds of water to furnish O2 and an H2-equivalent. We present a tutorial review of our efforts to develop an amorphous cobalt–phosphate catalyst that oxidizes water to O2. The use of earth-abundant materials, operation in water at neutral pH, and the formation of the catalystin situ captures functional elements of the oxygen evolving complex of Photosystem II.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B802885K
Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
03 Nov 2008
First published
28 Nov 2008

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009,38, 109-114

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Cobalt–phosphate oxygen-evolving compound

M. W. Kanan, Y. Surendranath and D. G. Nocera, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 109 DOI: 10.1039/B802885K

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