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 …

Rational design of better hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts for water splitting: a review

F Liu, C Shi, X Guo, Z He, L Pan, ZF Huang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive dependence on fossil fuels contributes to the majority of CO2 emissions,
influencing on the climate change. One promising alternative to fossil fuels is green …

Hydrogen bond network connectivity in the electric double layer dominates the kinetic pH effect in hydrogen electrocatalysis on Pt

P Li, Y Jiang, Y Hu, Y Men, Y Liu, W Cai, S Chen - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The origin of the large kinetic pH effect in hydrogen electrocatalysis, that is, the
approximately two orders of magnitude decrease in reaction kinetics when moving from acid …

The role of alkali metal cations and platinum-surface hydroxyl in the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

AH Shah, Z Zhang, Z Huang, S Wang, G Zhong… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The platinum-catalysed hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) generally shows poorer kinetics
in alkaline electrolyte and represents a key challenge for alkaline water electrolysis. In the …

Emerging atomistic modeling methods for heterogeneous electrocatalysis

Z Levell, J Le, S Yu, R Wang, S Ethirajan… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous electrocatalysis lies at the center of various technologies that could help
enable a sustainable future. However, its complexity makes it challenging to accurately and …

The role of ruthenium in improving the kinetics of hydrogen oxidation and evolution reactions of platinum

S Zhu, X Qin, F Xiao, S Yang, Y Xu, Z Tan, J Li, J Yan… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Modifying Pt surfaces by foreign metals with a higher oxophilicity is a promising approach to
improve the kinetics of hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions. The role of foreign …

The role of adsorbed hydroxide in hydrogen evolution reaction kinetics on modified platinum

IT McCrum, MTM Koper - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
The bifunctional mechanism that involves adsorbed hydroxide in the alkaline hydrogen
oxidation and evolution reactions, important in hydrogen fuel cells and water electrolysers, is …

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 …

OH spectator at IrMo intermetallic narrowing activity gap between alkaline and acidic hydrogen evolution reaction

J Zhang, L Zhang, J Liu, C Zhong, Y Tu, P Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The sluggish kinetics of the hydrogen evolution reaction in base has resulted in large activity
gap between acidic and alkaline electrolytes. Here, we present an intermetallic IrMo …

The hydrogen evolution reaction: from material to interfacial descriptors

N Dubouis, A Grimaud - Chemical Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of sustainable hydrogen with water electrolyzers is envisaged as one of the
most promising ways to match the continuously growing demand for renewable electricity …