The Renaissance of Ferrocene-Based Electrocatalysts: Properties, Synthesis Strategies, and Applications

Title

The Renaissance of Ferrocene-Based Electrocatalysts: Properties, Synthesis Strategies, and Applications

Creator

Sariga; Varghese A.

Description

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. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Source

Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol-381, No. 6

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Subject

Electrochemical sensing; Energy conversion; Ferrocene derivatives; Ferrocene-based electrocatalyst; Redox mediator

Coverage

Sariga, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Varghese A., CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 23650869; PubMed ID: 37910233

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Review

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-023-00441-w

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