Development of a minimal photosystem for hydrogen production in inorganic chemical cells

Nakanishi, K., Cooper, G. J.T. , Points, L. J., Bloor, L. G., Ohba, M. and Cronin, L. (2018) Development of a minimal photosystem for hydrogen production in inorganic chemical cells. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 57(40), pp. 13066-13070. (doi: 10.1002/anie.201805584) (PMID:30105766) (PMCID:PMC6348376)

Abstract

Inorganic chemical cells (iCHELLs) are compartment structures consisting of polyoxometalates (POMs) and cations, offering structured and confined reaction spaces bounded by membranes. We have constructed a system capable of efficient anisotropic and hierarchical photo‐induced electron transfer across the iCHELL membrane. Mimicking photosynthesis, our system uses proton gradients between the compartment and the bulk to drive efficient conversion of light into chemical energy, producing hydrogen upon irradiation. This illustrates the power of the iCHELL approach for catalysis, where the structure, compartmentalisation and variation in possible components could be utilised to approach a wide range of reactions.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Bloor, Dr Leanne and Cooper, Dr Geoff and Points, Mr Laurie and Cronin, Professor Lee
• Authors: Nakanishi, K., Cooper, G. J.T., Points, L. J., Bloor, L. G., Ohba, M., and Cronin, L.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 1433-7851
• ISSN (Online): 1521-3773
• Published Online: 13 August 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) 57(40):13066-13070
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
50329	5	Molecular-Metal-Oxide-nanoelectronicS (M-MOS): Achieving the Molecular Limit	Leroy Cronin	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/H024107/1	CHEM - CHEMISTRY
61602	1	Energy and the Physical Sciences: Hydrogen Production using a Proton Electron Buffer	Leroy Cronin	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/K023004/1	CHEM - CHEMISTRY
62135	2	Synthetic Biology applications to Water Supply and Remediation	Steven Beaumont	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/K038885/1	VPO VICE PRINCIPAL RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE
64661	1	Programmable 'Digital' Synthesis for Discovery and Scale-up of Molecules, Clusters and Nanomaterials	Leroy Cronin	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/L023652/1	CHEM - CHEMISTRY
68574	1	SMARTPOM: Artificial-Intelligence Driven Discovery and Synthesis of Polyoxometalate Clusters	Leroy Cronin	European Research Council (ERC)	670467	CHEM - CHEMISTRY