Energy-related small molecule activation reactions: oxygen reduction and hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions catalyzed by porphyrin-and corrole-based …

W Zhang, W Lai, R Cao - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Globally increasing energy demands and environmental concerns related to the use of fossil
fuels have stimulated extensive research to identify new energy systems and economies that …

Second sphere effects on oxygen reduction and peroxide activation by mononuclear iron porphyrins and related systems

S Bhunia, A Ghatak, A Dey - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Activation and reduction of O2 and H2O2 by synthetic and biosynthetic iron porphyrin
models have proved to be a versatile platform for evaluating second-sphere effects deemed …

Amine Groups in the Second Sphere of Iron Porphyrins Allow for Higher and Selective 4e/4H+ Oxygen Reduction Rates at Lower Overpotentials

S Bhunia, A Ghatak, A Rana, A Dey - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Iron porphyrins with one or four tertiary amine groups in their second sphere are used to
investigate the electrochemical O2 reduction reaction (ORR) in organic (homogeneous) and …

Electrochemistry of redox-active self-assembled monolayers

AL Eckermann, DJ Feld, JA Shaw, TJ Meade - Coordination chemistry …, 2010 - Elsevier
Redox-active self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) provide an excellent platform for
investigating electron transfer kinetics. Using a well-defined bridge, a redox center can be …

Carbon nanotubes with cobalt corroles for hydrogen and oxygen evolution in pH 0–14 solutions

X Li, H Lei, J Liu, X Zhao, S Ding… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Water splitting is promising to realize a hydrogen‐based society. The practical use of
molecular water‐splitting catalysts relies on their integration onto electrode materials. We …

Structure effects of metal corroles on energy-related small molecule activation reactions

H Lei, X Li, J Meng, H Zheng, W Zhang, R Cao - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
The increasing global energy and environmental crises make it urgent to find and use
renewable, clean, and environmentally benign new energy resources. New energy …

Noncovalent immobilization of a pyrene-modified cobalt corrole on carbon supports for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution in aqueous …

H Lei, C Liu, Z Wang, Z Zhang, M Zhang, X Chang… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are the
determinants of the realization of a hydrogen-based society, as sluggish OER and ORR are …

Advances in bio-inspired electrocatalysts for clean energy future

JW DuanMu, MR Gao - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Electrocatalysis can enable efficient energy storage and conversion and thus is an effective
way to achieve carbon neutrality. The unique structure and function of organisms can offer …

Nature-inspired electrocatalysts and devices for energy conversion

P Trogadas, MO Coppens - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The main obstacles toward further commercialization of electrochemical devices are the
development of highly efficient, cost-effective and robust electrocatalysts, and the suitable …

Attaching cobalt corroles onto carbon nanotubes: verification of four-electron oxygen reduction by mononuclear cobalt complexes with significantly improved efficiency

J Meng, H Lei, X Li, J Qi, W Zhang, R Cao - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cobalt complexes have been extensively explored in catalyzing the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR), which is the cathode reaction in fuel cells. Although they show high …