A perspective on contact-electro-catalysis based on frontier molecular orbitals

Abstract

The contribution from frontier molecular orbitals to contact-electro-catalysis is discussed. Less energy is required for transferring electrons to polymers with a lower LUMO during contact-electrification, thus facilitating the subsequent formation of reactive oxygen species. We expect that a quantified contact-electro-catalytic diagram could be established based on this study in the future.