Electrocatalysis in alkaline media and alkaline membrane-based energy technologies

Y Yang, CR Peltier, R Zeng, R Schimmenti, Q Li… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise
of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy …

Theoretical modeling of electrochemical proton-coupled electron transfer

RE Warburton, AV Soudackov… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) plays an essential role in a wide range of
electrocatalytic processes. A vast array of theoretical and computational methods have been …

Understanding hydrogen electrocatalysis by probing the hydrogen-bond network of water at the electrified Pt–solution interface

Q Sun, NJ Oliveira, S Kwon, S Tyukhtenko, JJ Guo… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Rational construction of the electrode–solution interface where electrochemical processes
occur is of paramount importance in electrochemistry. Efforts to gain better control and …

Correlating kinetics to cyclability reveals thermodynamic origin of lithium anode morphology in liquid electrolytes

DT Boyle, SC Kim, ST Oyakhire, RA Vilá… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rechargeability of lithium metal batteries strongly depends on the electrolyte. The
uniformity of the electroplated Li anode morphology underlies this dependence, so …

Theory of coupled ion-electron transfer kinetics

D Fraggedakis, M McEldrew, RB Smith, Y Krishnan… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microscopic theory of chemical reactions is based on transition state theory, where
atoms or ions transfer classically over an energy barrier, as electrons maintain their ground …

Modeling potential-dependent electrochemical activation barriers: revisiting the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

J Li, JH Stenlid, T Ludwig, PS Lamoureux… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Accurate theoretical simulation of electrochemical activation barriers is key to understanding
electrocatalysis and guides the design of more efficient catalysts. Providing a detailed …

[HTML][HTML] Electrocatalytic rate constants from DFT simulations and theoretical models: Learning from each other

F Dominguez-Flores, MM Melander - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrochemical interfaces present an extraordinarily complex reaction environment, and
several, often counter-acting, interactions contribute to rate constants of electrocatalytic …

Interfacial field-driven proton-coupled electron transfer at graphite-conjugated organic acids

RE Warburton, P Hutchison, MN Jackson… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Interfacial proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions are central to the operation of a
wide array of energy conversion technologies, but molecular-level insights into interfacial …

[HTML][HTML] Grand canonical ensemble approach to electrochemical thermodynamics, kinetics, and model Hamiltonians

MM Melander - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The unique feature of electrochemistry is the ability to control reaction thermodynamics and
kinetics by the application of electrode potential. Recently, theoretical methods and …

Advances and challenges for experiment and theory for multi-electron multi-proton transfer at electrified solid–liquid interfaces

K Sakaushi, T Kumeda, S Hammes-Schiffer… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Multi-electron, multi-proton transfer is important in a wide spectrum of processes spanning
biological, chemical and physical systems. These reactions have attracted significant …