A bio-inspired coordination polymer as outstanding water oxidation catalyst via second coordination sphere engineering

Wenlong Li; Fusheng Li; Hao Yang; Xiujuan Wu; Peili Zhang; Yu Shan; Licheng Sun

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13052-1

Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

A bio-inspired coordination polymer as outstanding water oxidation catalyst via second coordination sphere engineering

Wenlong Li,
Fusheng Li,
Hao Yang,
Xiujuan Wu,
Peili Zhang,
Yu Shan,
Licheng Sun

Affiliations

Wenlong Li: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Fusheng Li: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Hao Yang: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Xiujuan Wu: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Peili Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Yu Shan: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Licheng Sun: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13052-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) process is very important for water oxidation catalysis. Here, the authors introduced uncoordinated carboxylate in the second-coordination-sphere of Ni-Fe coordination polymer catalyst as an internal base to promote the water oxidation kinetics by such PCET process.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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