Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sterling Ben Chu

Yogesh Surendranath

Matthew E O'Reilly

Stefan M Kilyanek

Seokjoon Oh

Alexander T Murray

Corey Jarin Kaminsky

Tomohiro Fukushima

Megan N Jackson

Disclosed are surface immobilized (electro)catalysts that may be prepared by a condensation reaction that generates an aromatic unit that is robust to acid and base and elevated temperatures. Among their many desirable characteristics, the catalysts are far less prone to the bimolecular deactivation pathways commonly observed for homogeneous catalysts, and may be used in solvents with a range of polarities and dielectric strengths. The catalysts are suitable for a wide array of thermal catalytic reactions (polymerization, oxidation, hydrogenation, cross-coupling etc.) and as anodes and/or cathodes in fuel cells, electrolyzers, and in batteries and supercapacitors.

Molecularly tunable heterogeneous catalysts by edge functionalization of graphitic carbons

Disclosed herein is an electrode material comprising a carbon-containing substrate, comprising a surface and a plurality of Rmoieties wherein each Rmoiety is covalently bound to the surface; and each Rmoiety comprises a fluorine atom. Also, disclosed herein is a method of preparing an electrode material.

Fluorinated coatings for high performance electrodes

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