Issue 27, 2014

Visible-light driven H2 production utilizing iridium and rhodium complexes intercalated into a zirconium phosphate layered matrix

Abstract

Intercalation of photosensitizer cyclometalated iridium(III) ([Ir(ppy)2(bpy)]BF6) and proton reduction catalyst tris-2,2′-bipyridyl rhodium(III) ([Rh(bpy)3](BF6)3) complexes into a layered zirconium phosphate (ZrP) with an interlayer distance of 10.3 Å has been attained with the aim of developing a visible-light responsible photocatalyst for H2 production in aqueous media. Ir LIII-edge and Rh K-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurement indicates that both Ir and Rh complexes are intercalated into the layered interspace without structural change around metal environments. The photoluminescence emission of the exchanged Ir complex due to a triplet ligand-to-ligand charge transfer (3LLCT) and a metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (3MLCT) transition near 560 nm decreases with increasing the amount of adjacent Rh complexes, suggesting the occurrence of electron transfer from Ir complex to Rh complex. The Ir–Rh/ZrP catalyst exhibits both visible-light sensitization and H2 production from aqueous solution in the absence of an electron mediator. The photocatalytic activities are strongly dependent on the ratio of the components, and the maximum activity can be attained with a molar ratio of Ir : Rh = 10 : 1.

Graphical abstract: Visible-light driven H2 production utilizing iridium and rhodium complexes intercalated into a zirconium phosphate layered matrix

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 nov 2013
Accepted
24 feb 2014
First published
25 feb 2014

Dalton Trans., 2014,43, 10541-10547

Visible-light driven H2 production utilizing iridium and rhodium complexes intercalated into a zirconium phosphate layered matrix

K. Mori, J. Aoyama, M. Kawashima and H. Yamashita, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 10541 DOI: 10.1039/C3DT53110D

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