Solar hydrogen production from electrochemical ammonia splitting powered by a single perovskite solar cell

For carbon-free electrochemical fuel formation,the electrochemical cell must be powered by renewable energy.Obtaining solar-powered H_(2) fuel from water typically requires multiple photovoltaic cells and/or junctions to drive the water splitting reaction.Because of the lower thermodynamic requirements to oxidize ammonia compared to water,solar cells with smaller open circuit voltages can provide the required potential for ammonia splitting.In this work,a single perovskite solar cell with an open-circuit potential of 1.08 V is coupled to a 2-electrode electrochemical cell employing hybrid electroanodes functionalized with Ru-based molecular catalysts.The device is active for more than 30 min,producing N_(2) and H_(2) in a 1:2.9 ratio with 89%faradaic efficiency with no external applied bias.This work illustrates that hydrogen production from ammonia can be driven by conventional semiconductors.

Structure of [Co(im)6]SiF6：Short Hydrogen Bonds Involving SiF62- Ions

A new complex C（18）H（24）CoF6N（12）Si has been synthesized by the reaction of cobalt（II） fluoride tetrahydrate with imidazole in a glass vessel. SiF62-was generated by in situ reaction of fluoride on silica. This complex has been characterized by different techniques such as elemental analysis, IR studies, magnetic measurements, electronic absorption measurements and single-crystal X-ray structure determination. The crystals are hexagonal in the R-3 space group, with a = 13.225（6）, b = 13.225（6）, c = 12.517（11） A, and g = 120°. In complex [Co（im）6]SiF6, the cobalt atom is six-coordinated to adopt a regular octahedral geometry and the SiF62-ion acts as the counter anion. The crystal displays a network structure and SiF62- bridging hexagram formation by N-（39）···F-Si interactions between imdazole and SiF62-. SiF62-plays an important role in assembling the supramolecular aggregates.