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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2011-12-16

Journal: ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Included Journals: PubMed、SCIE、Scopus

Volume: 50

Issue: 51

Page Number: 12276-12279

ISSN: 1433-7851

Key Words: electrolysis; heterogeneous catalysis; oxidation; ruthenium; water splitting

Abstract: A successful team: A molecular device based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized by a mononuclear ruthenium catalyst has been shown to split water electrochemically (see picture; ITO=indium tin oxide). The readily prepared electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of water, a high current density, and a low overpotential, and constitutes one step forward in the design of artificial photosynthetic systems. ? 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.