First-Row Transition Metal-Based Catalysts for Water Oxidation
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Coordination Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2022) | Viewed by 1827
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water oxidation; (photo)electrochemistry; electroactive MOFs; membrane technology
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Interests: carbon materials; water splitting; electrochemistry; XAS spectroscopy; energy conversion
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Dear Colleagues,
Over a billion years of evolution, nature has demonstrated water as an exceptional source for protons and electrons to sustain photosynthesis. Nowadays, scientists across the world want to replicate this photosynthetic process artificially in the form of water splitting, CO2/N2 reduction, etc., aiming to replace the consumption of fossil fuels. As a multielectron and proton transfer reaction with slow kinetics, water oxidation lies at the heart of artificial photosynthesis. Therefore, the design and optimization of water oxidation catalysts (WOCs), especially with the first-row transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, etc.), are of great importance as they are earth-abundant. Over the past few decades, both molecular and heterogeneous forms of WOCs have been widely investigated, and extensive knowledge has been accumulated in the form of design principles and mechanistic insights. Specifically, molecular WOCs with well-defined structures reveal correlations between the activities and electronic states of metal centers, while heterogenous WOCs have the advantages of easy preparation, durable stability, and flexible structural engineering. Meanwhile, challenges are also presented in both fields in terms of the integrity of molecular WOCs and the surface amorphization/reconstruction of heterogeneous WOCs, which have gradually changed our cognition towards the concept of catalysts.
In this Special Issue, we wish to cover the most recent advantages in all of these aspects of WOCs by hosting a mix of original research articles and short critical reviews.
Dr. Jingguo Li
Dr. Wenchao Wan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial photosynthesis
- water oxidation catalysts
- first-row transition metals
- molecular catalysts
- heterogeneous catalysts
- structural reconstruction
- photo/electrochemistry
