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The Renaissance of Ferrocene-Based Electrocatalysts: Properties, Synthesis Strategies, and Applications.
The Renaissance of Ferrocene-Based Electrocatalysts: Properties, Synthesis Strategies, and Applications.
- Source :
- Topics in Current Chemistry; Dec2023, Vol. 381 Issue 6, p1-93, 93p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The fascinating electrochemical properties of the redox-active compound ferrocene have inspired researchers across the globe to develop ferrocene-based electrocatalysts for a wide variety of applications. Advantages including excellent chemical and thermal stability, solubility in organic solvents, a pair of stable redox states, rapid electron transfer, and nontoxic nature improve its utility in various electrochemical applications. The use of ferrocene-based electrocatalysts enables control over the intrinsic properties and electroactive sites at the surface of the electrode to achieve specific electrochemical activities. Ferrocene and its derivatives can function as a potential redox medium that promotes electron transfer rates, thereby enhancing the reaction kinetics and electrochemical responses of the device. The outstanding electrocatalytic activity of ferrocene-based compounds at lower operating potentials enhances the specificity and sensitivity of reactions and also amplifies the response signals. Owing to their versatile redox chemistry and catalytic activities, ferrocene-based electrocatalysts are widely employed in various energy-related systems, molecular machines, and agricultural, biological, medicinal, and sensing applications. This review highlights the importance of ferrocene-based electrocatalysts, with emphasis on their properties, synthesis strategies for obtaining different ferrocene-based compounds, and their electrochemical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23650869
- Volume :
- 381
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Topics in Current Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174267130
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-023-00441-w