Iron phthalocyanine with coordination induced electronic localization to boost oxygen reduction reaction

Iron phthalocyanine with a 2D structure and symmetric electron distribution around Fe-N4 active sites is not optimal for O2 adsorption and activation. Here, the authors report an axial Fe–O coordination induced electronic localization strategy to enhance oxygen reduction reaction performance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kejun Chen, Kang Liu, Pengda An, Huangjingwei Li, Yiyang Lin, Junhua Hu, Chuankun Jia, Junwei Fu, Hongmei Li, Hui Liu, Zhang Lin, Wenzhang Li, Jiahang Li, Ying-Rui Lu, Ting-Shan Chan, Ning Zhang, Min Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18062-y