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. 2017 Nov 27;9(6):1439–1447. doi: 10.1039/c7sc04476c

Table 1. Dye-sensitised photocathodes with immobilised molecular catalysts for proton reduction in aqueous solution.

Substrate Dye Catalyst pH Electrolyte solution |j|/μA cm–2@Eapp/V vs. RHE Faradaic efficiency TONcat Reference
CuCrO2 DPP-P NiP 3 Na2SO4 15@0.00 34 ± 8% 126 ± 13.3 (2 h) This work
NiO DPP-P NiP 3 Na2SO4 5.8@0.00 31 ± 8% n. r. a This work
NiO Ru complex (RuP3) NiP 3 Na2SO4 ∼10@0.30 8.6 ± 2.3% ≈1 (2 h) b 37
NiO Dyad organic dye-cobalt diimine-dioxime 5.5 MES/NaCl 15@0.14 9.5% ≈4 (2 h) b 18
NiO Supramolecular Ru complex-cobaloxime assembly 7 Phosphate 8@0.51 68% n. r. a 40
NiO Organic dye (P1) Cobaloxime 7 Phosphate ∼5@0.21 68% n. r. a 39
NiO Ru complex (RuP) Cobaloxime (CoHEC) 7 Phosphate 13@0.21 n. r. a n. r. a 41
NiO Coumarine C343 Fe2(CO)6(bdt) 4.5 Acetate ∼10@0.16 50% ≤3 (18 min) 38
NiO CdSe Cobaloxime 6.8 Na2SO4 100@0.40 81% n. r. a 42
ITO Supramolecular Ru complex-(RuP2)-NiP assembly 5.1 MES 56@0.05 53 ± 5% ≈16 (3 h) b 43
NiKO|NiCuO|ioITO Supramolecular Ru complex (RuP2)-NiP assembly 5.0 MES/KCl ∼59@0.05 ∼90% ≈20 (2 h) 44

an. r.: not reported.

bCalculated from the reference.