Deciphering the selectivity descriptors of heterogeneous metal phthalocyanine electrocatalysts for hydrogen peroxide production
Yubo Yuan, Huan Li, Zhan Jiang, Zhichao Lin, Yirong Tang, Hongxuan Wang, Yongye Liang
Abstract
Two selectivity descriptors for the 2e − oxygen reduction reaction are found on molecularly dispersed electrocatalysts of metal phthalocyanines anchored on carbon nanotubes. The optimized catalysts can produce H 2 O 2 with high selectivity at high rates.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrogen peroxideSelectivityPhthalocyanineMetalChemistryCombinatorial chemistryProduction (economics)PhotochemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryMacroeconomicsEconomicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAdvanced battery technologies research