1. 人工光合作用;水裂解。
光合作用放氧中心(OEC)是自然界唯一能利用太阳能将水裂解为电子、质子和氧气的生物催化剂,对其模拟研究具有重要的科学意义和潜在的应用价值。本人自2013年以来在张纯喜研究员领导下从事人工光合作用的研究,2015年首次合成结构和性能均与OEC类似的仿生Mn4Ca-簇合物,2019年获得与OEC更接近的仿生簇合物,2021年首次制备出稳定含稀土离子仿生簇合物。这些工作为理解OEC的微观机理提供了化学模型,也为发展高效人工水裂解催化剂提供了新思路。
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