Impact of the hybridization form of the coordinated nitrogen atom on the electrocatalytic water oxidation performance of copper complexes with pentadentate amine-pyridine ligands
Kaishan Yu, Tao Wang, Yue Sun, Mei Kang, Xinxin Wang, Dingwei Zhu, Siyi Xue, Junyu Shen, Qijian Zhang, Jinxuan Liu
Abstract
Pyridine group in the ligand is beneficial to reducing the overpotential and improving the stability of copper complexes used as catalysts for OER, while the amino group is advantageous to enhancing catalytic activity.
Topics & Concepts
OverpotentialCopperChemistryElectrochemistryAmine gas treatingCatalysisLigand (biochemistry)PyridineDiamineInorganic chemistryNitrogenRedoxPolymer chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryBiochemistryReceptorElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrochemical Analysis and Applications