2023/11/04 by Peter Agbo, Agbo, Peter
Chemistry · Engineering · Neuroscience · #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #Electrochemical Analysis and Applications #FOS: Physical sciences #Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures #Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.02504
openalex publication_date 2023/11/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
In this perspective, the chemical physics of biological electron transfer are considered in relation to artificial electrocatalyst development. Nature's ability to access a wide range of chemical reactivities through a narrow set of redox-active motifs, in part by decoupling electron transport rates from reaction driving forces, is suggested as a model for the future of electrocatalyst design and testing. Theoretical rationale and experimental precedents for this concept are put forth, outlining how emulating nature's ability to arbitrarily tune tunneling currents with respect to donor/acceptor redox potentials may enhance our control of electrocatalyst selectivity.