Salts of C₆₀(OH)₈ Electrodeposited onto a Glassy Carbon Electrode: Surprising Catalytic Performance in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Abstract

Full(erene) of surprises: The first isomerically pure multi-hydroxylated fullerene, C60(OH)8, shows a reduction peak and a reoxidation peak in aqueous solution. With surprising catalytic performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), when electrodeposited on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), salts of C60(OH)8 may prove to be effective molecular catalysts for conducting the HER without transition metals.