Publications by authors named "Fengkun Tian"

Article Synopsis
  • The study explores how different ways to attach molecular catalysts affect their performance in electrocatalytic CO reduction reactions (eCORR).
  • The graphite-conjugated Ni phthalocyanine catalyst (Ni(NH)Pc-GC) shows impressive electrocatalytic activity and stability in both H-type and flow cells.
  • Strong electronic coupling from graphite increases the catalyst's efficiency by enhancing electron density and lowering energy barriers, which could lead to advancements in catalytic technology.
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Inspired by natural enzymes, this study presents a nickel-based molecular catalyst, [Ni(NS)]Cl (NiNS, NS=2,11-dithia[3,3](2,6)pyridinophane), for the photochemical catalytic reduction of CO under visible light. The catalyst was synthesized and characterized using various techniques, including liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS), UV-Visible spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. The crystallographic analysis revealed a slightly distorted octahedral coordination geometry with a mononuclear Ni cation, two nitrogen atoms and two sulfur atoms.

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