Nature Communications (Feb 2023)
Non-covalent ligand-oxide interaction promotes oxygen evolution
- Qianbao Wu,
- Junwu Liang,
- Mengjun Xiao,
- Chang Long,
- Lei Li,
- Zhenhua Zeng,
- Andraž Mavrič,
- Xia Zheng,
- Jing Zhu,
- Hai-Wei Liang,
- Hongfei Liu,
- Matjaz Valant,
- Wei Wang,
- Zhengxing Lv,
- Jiong Li,
- Chunhua Cui
Affiliations
- Qianbao Wu
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Junwu Liang
- Optoelectronic Information Research Center, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Yulin Normal University
- Mengjun Xiao
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chang Long
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Lei Li
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Zhenhua Zeng
- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
- Andraž Mavrič
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Nova Gorica
- Xia Zheng
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Jing Zhu
- Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China
- Hai-Wei Liang
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China
- Hongfei Liu
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Matjaz Valant
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Nova Gorica
- Wei Wang
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Zhengxing Lv
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Jiong Li
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chunhua Cui
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36718-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
If and how non-bonding ligands mediate the electronic states of metal sites is interesting yet remains to be explored. Here the authors show that a non-covalent phenanthroline can promote the population of Co4+ and induce polaron-like Co sites for improved water oxidation.
