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Recent Development in Water Oxidation Catalysts Based on Manganese and Cobalt Complexes

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Organometallics and Related Molecules for Energy Conversion

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Abstract

Energy directly harvested from sunlight offers an ultimate method of meeting the needs for clean energy with minimal impact on our environment. Intensive research efforts are currently being put on the development of efficient conversion system that can transform solar energy into fuel via light-driven water splitting to generate H2 and O2, learning from Nature’s photosynthesis to collect and store solar energy in chemical bonds. Especially, the development of efficient water oxidation catalysts is one of the key issues for achieving artificial photosynthetic devices. From a practical point of view, it is highly desirable to replace noble metal catalysts, which have been quite successful so far, by earth-abundant metal catalysts. In recent years, there has been noticeable progress in the development of water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) based on earth-abundant metals. This review chapter covers the most significant achievements in WOCs based on manganese and cobalt complexes, with emphasis on recent developments in the last three years.

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Lee, L.Y.S., Wong, KY. (2015). Recent Development in Water Oxidation Catalysts Based on Manganese and Cobalt Complexes. In: Wong, WY. (eds) Organometallics and Related Molecules for Energy Conversion. Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46054-2_13

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