Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes relevant to the catalytic processes in artificial photosynthesis

Artificial photosynthesis seeks to functionally mimik the photosynthetic process carried out by nature, and combine the energy from the sun with water to obain a “solar” fuel like hydrogen. One of the strategies in the field, consists on a modular approach in which all the components needed are stud...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Planas Roure, Nora
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universitat Rovira i virgili (URV)
Repositorio:Repositori Institucional de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili
OAI Identifier:oai:urv.cat:TDX:922
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX922
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/33515
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:546 - Química inorgànica
544 - Química física
5 - Ciències pures i naturals
050 - Publicacions en sèrie
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Sumario:Artificial photosynthesis seeks to functionally mimik the photosynthetic process carried out by nature, and combine the energy from the sun with water to obain a “solar” fuel like hydrogen. One of the strategies in the field, consists on a modular approach in which all the components needed are studied independently, in view of their future assembly in a final operative device. This thesis has been focused on the synthesis and characterization of a series of new mono and dinuclear ruthenium componud with polylpyridylic ligands. The aplication of these new compounds as catalysts in very important processes such as water oxidation and CO2 reduction has been studied. Additionally, the suprmolecular properties detected in the dinuclear compounds has been studied in great detail, which has been promoted by the direct implication of such type of interactions in the catalytic processes studied.