TY - JOUR AU - Tran, Phong Dinh DA - 2016/01 PY - 2016 UR - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2016/CC/C5CC09456A#!divAbstract UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/30573 AB - New salicylaldimine nickel complexes, comprising only earth-abundant elements, have been developed for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution in aqueous media. The second-sphere ether functionalities on the periphery of the complexes enhance the electrocatalytic activity in the presence of alkali metal cations. The electrocatalysts demonstrate improved performances especially in the economical and sustainable seawater reaction medium. PB - ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY KW - MOLECULAR CATALYSIS KW - CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY KW - CARBON-DIOXIDE KW - VISIBLE-LIGHT KW - H-2 EVOLUTION KW - WATER KW - GENERATION KW - REDUCTION KW - CO KW - PORPHYRINS TI - Enhancing Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Nickel Salicylaldimine Complexes with Alkali Metal Cations in Aqueous Media DO - 10.1039/c5cc09456a T2 - CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS ER -