The rigidity of self-assembled cofacial porphyrins influences selectivity and kinetics of oxygen reduction electrocatalysis
Daoyang Zhang, Matthew R. Crawley, Ming Fang, Lea J. Kyle, Timothy R. Cook
Abstract
. The deleterious cofacial effect is not simply due to metal-metal separation, which is similar to our most selective prism catalysts. Instead we conclude the structural rigidity is responsible for these differences.
Topics & Concepts
PorphyrinElectrocatalystSelectivityKineticsChemistryCatalysisOxygen reductionRigidity (electromagnetism)PhotochemistryOxygenMetalMonomerStructural rigidityMetal ions in aqueous solutionIonElectrochemistryMaterials scienceElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryPolymerMathematicsComposite materialGeometryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical Analysis and Applications