<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mukhopadhyay, Sanchayita</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Devendrachari, Mruthyunjayachari Chattanahalli</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kanade, Sandeep C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinod, Chathakudath Prabhakaran</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kotresh, Harish Makri Nimbegondi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thotiyl, Musthafa Ottakam</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Regio-isomerism directed electrocatalysis for energy efficient zinc-air battery</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">iScience</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OCT </style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">25</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">105179</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	We have investigated the role of ligand isomerism in modulating the mechanisms and kinetics associated with charge/ discharge chemistry of an aqueous metal-air battery. The dominant electron-withdrawing inductive effect (-I effect) and the diminished electron-withdrawing resonance effect (-R effect) in the alpha-NO2 isomer noticeably diminishes the rate of oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER) on the catalytic Co-center. In their beta-counterpart, the cumulative -I and -R effects noticeably enhance the OER and ORR kinetics on the same catalytic Co-center. Therefore, the regioisomerism of the -NO2 functionality amplifies the kinetics of ORR/OER without influencing their mechanistic pathways. When isomeric electrocatalysts are integrated to aid the charge chemistry of a Zn-air battery, the overpotential could be decreased by similar to 250mV with beta-NO2 isomer leading to a round-trip efficiency as high as 60%. This work contributes to the design of novel molecular platforms to target the overall round-trip efficiency of energy storage and conversion devices.&lt;/p&gt;
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