Research Profile #666 Metal complex catalysts for energy devices

Metal complex catalysts for energy devices

update：2022-05-31

Features

We have developed a new catalyst for fuel cells and metal-air batteries with using metal azaphthalocyanine unimolecular layer (AZUL) adsorbed on carbon materials. We applied it to variety of applications in the field of energy conversion and next generation energy devices.

Targeted Application(s)/Industry

Industries relating with energy and mobilities.

Researchers

WPI-AIMR

YABU Hiroshi , Associate Professor
Doctor of Science

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Related Information

H. Abe, Y. Hirai, S. Ikeda, Y. Matsuo, T. Matsue, H. Matsuyama, J. Nakamura, H. Yabu, Fe Azaphthalocyanine Unimolecular Layers (AzUL) on Carbon Nanotubes for Realizing Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Catalytic Electrodes, NPG Asia Materials, 11, 57 (2019).

H. Yabu, K. Nakamura, Y. Matsuo, Y. Umejima, H. Matsuyama, J. Nakamura and K. Ito, Pyrolysis-free Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Electrocatalysts Composed of Unimolecular Layer Metal Azaphthalocyanines Adsorbed onto Carbon Materials, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(12), 14380-14389 (2021).