Towards hydrogen energy: progress on catalysts for water splitting

Authors

Gerhard F. Swiegers, University of WollongongFollow
Douglas R. MacFarlane, Monash UniversityFollow
David L. Officer, University of WollongongFollow
Amy Ballantyne, University of WollongongFollow
Danijel Boskovic, University of WollongongFollow
Jun Chen, University of WollongongFollow
G Charles Dismukes, State University of New Jersey
Graeme P. Gardner, State University of New Jersey
Rosalie K. Hocking, Monash University
Paul F. Smith, Australian National University
Leone Spiccia, Monash University
Pawel W. Wagner, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Bjorn Winther-Jensen, Monash UniversityFollow
Orawan Winther-Jensen, Monash University

RIS ID

61386

Publication Details

Swiegers, GF, MacFarlane, DR, Officer, DL, Ballantyne, A, Boskovic, D, Chen, J, Dismukes, G, Gardner, GP, Hocking, RK, Smith, PF, Spiccia, L, Wagner, PW, Wallace, GG, Winther-Jensen, B & Winther-Jensen, O (2012), Towards hydrogen energy: progress on catalysts for water splitting, Australian Journal of Chemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Science, 65(6), pp. 577-582.

Abstract

This article reviews some of the recent work by fellows and associates of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) at Monash University and the University of Wollongong, as well as their collaborators, in the field of water oxidation and reduction catalysts. This work is focussed on the production of hydrogen for a hydrogen-based energy technology. Topics include: (1) the role and apparent relevance of the cubane-like structure of the Photosystem II Water Oxidation Complex (PSII-WOC) in non-biological homogeneous and heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts, (2) light-activated conducting polymer catalysts for both water oxidation and reduction, and (3) porphyrin-based light harvesters and catalysts.