16 research outputs found
Synthesis, Characterization, Electrochemistry, and EQCM Studies of Polyamidoamine Dendrimers Surface-Functionalized with Polypyridyl Metal Complexes
Effects of Functional Group Density in Stylene-Divinylbenzene Copolymer Phase and of Supporting Electrolyte Concentration in Aqueous Phase on Performance of Iminodiacetate-type Chelating Resin in Terms of Contribution of Ion-Exchange Mechanism
An Electrochemical Actuator Fabricated by Transfer-printing of a Carbon Electrode onto a Cupric-ion-containing Poly(acrylic acid) Gel Surface
Highly functional polymer-gel materials that include highly conductive gels, moving gels, and stimulation-responsive gels are important in a number of applications, including actuators, microrobots, and artificial muscle; hence, the development of new gels with superior properties is an important objective. Herein, we report the fabrication of a flexible electrochemical actuator by the direct transfer of a carbon electrode, formed by screen-printing on a silicone sheet, onto the surface of a poly(acrylic acid) gel containing cupric ions, which was prepared by immersing the poly(acrylic acid) gel in a 0.1 mM copper sulfate solution. Due to the oxidation of copper and the reduction of cupric ions, when potentials of 0.6 V and â0.7 V are alternately applied to the poly(acrylic acid)-cupric-ion gel actuator, it repeatedly expands and contracts along with concomitant copper-ion redox transformations when immersed in 0.1 M aqueous sodium perchlorate. This actuator demonstrated a 0.29% change in expansion ratio, which is 2.3-times larger than that of a previously reported electrochemical actuator (0.13%) formed with a sputtered gold electrode on a conventional polymer substrate
Redox Induced Reversible Structural Transformations of Dimeric and Polymeric Phenanthroline-Based Copper Chelates
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Adsorption of Poly(amido amine) Dendrimers Surface Functionalized with Ruthenium(II) Complexes
EQCM Studies of the Redox Processes during and after Electropolymerization of Films of Transition-Metal Complexes of Vinylterpyridine
Enhanced Retention of Chelating Reagents in Octadecylsilyl Silica Phase by Interaction with Residual Silanol Groups in Solid Phase Extraction of Divalent Metal Ions
Electrochemical and Adsorption Properties of PAMAM Dendrimers Surface-Functionalized with Polypyridyl Cobalt Complexes
Enantiomerically Pure Chiral Coordination Polymers:Â Synthesis, Spectroscopy, and Electrochemistry in Solution and on Surfaces
Iridium(III) Bis-Pyridine-2-Sulfonamide Complexes as Efficient and Durable Catalysts for Homogeneous Water Oxidation
A family of tetradentate bisÂ(pyridine-2-sulfonamide)
(bpsa) compounds was synthesized as a ligand platform for designing
resilient and electronically tunable catalysts capable of performing
water oxidation catalysis and other processes in highly oxidizing
environments. These wrap-around ligands were coordinated to IrÂ(III)
octahedrally, forming an anionic complex with chloride ions bound
to the two remaining coordination sites. NMR spectroscopy documented
that the more rigid ligand frameworksîž[IrÂ(bpsa-Cy)ÂCl<sub>2</sub>]<sup>â</sup> and [IrÂ(bpsa-Ph)ÂCl<sub>2</sub>]<sup>â</sup>îžproduced <i>C</i><sub>1</sub>-symmetric complexes,
while the complex with the more flexible ethylene linker in [IrÂ(bpsa-en)ÂCl<sub>2</sub>]<sup>â</sup> displays <i>C</i><sub>2</sub> symmetry. Their electronic structure was explored with DFT calculations
and cyclic voltammetry in nonaqueous environments, which unveiled
highly reversible IrÂ(III)/IrÂ(IV) redox processes and more complex,
irreversible reduction chemistry. Addition of water to the electrolyte
revealed the ability of these complexes to catalyze the water oxidation
reaction efficiently. Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance
studies confirmed that a molecular species is responsible for the
observed electrocatalytic behavior and ruled out the formation of
active IrO<sub><i>x</i></sub>. The electrochemical studies
were complemented by work on chemically driven water oxidation, where
the catalytic activity of the iridium complexes was studied upon exposure
to ceric ammonium nitrate, a strong, one-electron oxidant. Variation
of the catalyst concentrations helped to illuminate the kinetics of
these water oxidation processes and highlighted the robustness of
these systems. Stable performance for over 10 days with thousands
of catalyst turnovers was observed with the <i>C</i><sub>1</sub>-symmetric catalysts. Dynamic light scattering experiments
ascertained that a molecular species is responsible for the catalytic
activity and excluded the formation of IrO<sub><i>x</i></sub> particles