Abstract
Inspired by biological catalysts, such as myoglobin and hemoglobin, many M-N4 macrocycles have been investigated as promising catalysts for the oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) in alkaline and acid media for several decades. Such macrocyclic complexes include transition-metal porphyrins (MPs) or phthalocyanines (MPcs)-like molecules , and nitrogen-chelated transition metal clusters in a carbon matrix (pyrolyzed M-N4/C). Although extensive research has been carried out to acquire understanding on how the ORRs progress on these M-N4 macrocyclic complexes, there are still several key fundamental aspects to be clarified. It is still debatable about the nature of the active sites of M-N4 complex catalysts for the ORRs and the ORR reaction mechanisms on the M-N4/C catalysts. In this chapter, we reviewed the studies of ORRs on M-N4 macrocyclic complexes up to date from both experimental and computational perspectives. First, we surveyed the experimental results about the various factors affecting the catalytic performance of the M-N4 macrocyclic complexes for ORR. Then, we specifically discussed how heat treatment and carbon nanostructured substrates would significantly enhance the catalytic performance of the M-N4 macrocyclic catalysts. As the focus of this paper, we summarized the advancements on application of quantum mechanical calculations to gain insights into the ORRs on the M-N4 macrocyclic catalysts at an electronic and atomistic scale.
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Liu, K., Lei, Y., Chen, R., Wang, G. (2016). Oxygen Electroreduction on M-N4 Macrocyclic Complexes. In: Zagal, J., Bedioui, F. (eds) Electrochemistry of N4 Macrocyclic Metal Complexes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31172-2_1
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