Modeling Operando Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

F Dattila, RR Seemakurthi, Y Zhou, N López - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Since the seminal works on the application of density functional theory and the
computational hydrogen electrode to electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2R) and …

Improving the accuracy of atomistic simulations of the electrochemical interface

R Sundararaman, D Vigil-Fowler, K Schwarz - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atomistic simulation of the electrochemical double layer is an ambitious undertaking,
requiring quantum mechanical description of electrons, phase space sampling of liquid …

Enhancing the connection between computation and experiments in electrocatalysis

J Resasco, F Abild-Pedersen, C Hahn, Z Bao… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Combining computational and experimental methods is a powerful approach to understand
the variables that govern catalyst performance and ultimately design improved materials …

Understanding the complexity in bridging thermal and electrocatalytic methanation of CO 2

H Kang, J Ma, S Perathoner, W Chu, G Centi… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective methanation of CO2 is an important research area to meet the net-zero
emission targets. Furthermore, it is crucial to develop solutions to achieve carbon neutrality …

Progress of experimental and computational catalyst design for electrochemical nitrogen fixation

Z Chen, C Liu, L Sun, T Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Large-scale ammonia synthesis via the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR)
under mild reaction conditions represents a green prospect for agriculture, industry, and …

Materials Screening by the Descriptor Gmax(η): The Free-Energy Span Model in Electrocatalysis

S Razzaq, KS Exner - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
To move from fossil-based energy resources to a society based on renewables, electrode
materials free of precious noble metals are required to efficiently catalyze electrochemical …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of a charge transfer descriptor for screening potential CO2 reduction electrocatalysts

S Ringe - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
It has been over twenty years since the linear scaling of reaction intermediate adsorption
energies started to coin the fields of heterogeneous and electrocatalysis as a blessing and a …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale modeling of aqueous electric double layers

M Becker, P Loche, M Rezaei, A Wolde-Kidan… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
From the stability of colloidal suspensions to the charging of electrodes, electric double
layers play a pivotal role in aqueous systems. The interactions between interfaces, water …

The ABC of generalized coordination numbers and their use as a descriptor in electrocatalysis

F Calle‐Vallejo - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The quest for enhanced electrocatalysts can be boosted by descriptor‐based analyses.
Because adsorption energies are the most common descriptors, electrocatalyst design is …

[HTML][HTML] GPAW: An open Python package for electronic structure calculations

JJ Mortensen, AH Larsen, M Kuisma… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We review the GPAW open-source Python package for electronic structure calculations.
GPAW is based on the projector-augmented wave method and can solve the self-consistent …