Bridging interfacial electron transfer for efficient electrocatalytic coupling reactions (opens in new tab)

Heterogeneous molecular catalysts have emerged as promising platforms for electroreduction reactions, yet their performance is limited by inefficient interfacial electron transfer across poorly coupled molecule–electrode interfaces. Here we report an interfacial engineering strategy using oxygen-functionalized ketjenblack as an electronic bridge to mitigate this interfacial barrier between spatially distorted copper phthalocyanine and the carbon matrix, enabling efficient electrochemical C–C ...