Electrochemistry of N4 Macrocyclic Metal Complexes: Volume 1: Energy

ISBN-13: 9783319311708 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 316 str.

Jose Zagal; Fethi Bedioui

Opis

Thisnew edition describes the state of the art regarding molecular catalysts suchas MN4 metal complexes, like porphyrins and phthalocyanines. These latter systems constitute a new classof stable and highly active non-precious metal catalysts for ORR that canreplace expensive Platinum containing electrodes.

Spis treści

Section 1: Electrocatalysis

1. Oxygen Electroreduction on MN4 Macrocyclic Complexes
2. Heat Treated Non-Precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction
3. Non-Noble Metal (NNM) Catalysts for Fuel Cells: Tuning the Activity by a Rational Step by Step Single Variable Evolution
4. Application of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) to Study Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction by MN4-Macrocyclic Complexes
5. Theoretical Aspects of the Reactivity of MN4 Macrocyclics in Electrochemical Reactions

Section 2: Photoactivation

1. Metalloporphyrins in Solar Energy Conversion
2. Photoelectrochemical Reactions at Phthalocyanine Electrodes

O autorze

Fethi Bedioui is currently at Chimie Paris Tech. Jose Zagal is currently at Universidad de Santiago de Chile.

Blurb

This new edition describes the state of the art regarding molecular catalysts such as MN4 metal complexes, like porphyrins and phthalocyanines. This volume focuses on the particular case of the electrocatalysis of the reduction of O₂ for practical applications in fuel cells and air batteries. Indeed, active and stable materials have been developed in the last 5 years where MN4 catalytic systems can be obtained by the pyrolysis of starting materials that do not necessarily involve MN4 complexes. These latter systems constitute a new class of stable and highly active non-precious metal catalysts for ORR that can replace expensive Platinum containing electrodes. The book also offers future projections and points out new fields of research and development of these non-precious metal catalysts.