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 …

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 …

Tailoring a local acid-like microenvironment for efficient neutral hydrogen evolution

X Zheng, X Shi, H Ning, R Yang, B Lu, Q Luo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction in neutral media is listed as the most difficult
challenges of energy catalysis due to the sluggish kinetics. Herein, the Ir-HxWO3 catalyst is …

Designing efficient nitrate reduction electrocatalysts by identifying and optimizing active sites of Co-based spinels

Q Hu, S Qi, Q Huo, Y Zhao, J Sun, X Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cobalt-based spinel oxides (ie, Co3O4) are emerging as low-cost and selective
electrocatalysts for the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3–RR) to ammonia …

Interface engineering on amorphous/crystalline hydroxides/sulfides heterostructure nanoarrays for enhanced solar water splitting

H Zhang, Y Zhou, M Xu, A Chen, Z Ni, O Akdim… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Developing highly efficient and stable noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for water splitting is
critical for producing clean and sustainable energy. Here, we design a hierarchical transition …

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 …

Restructuring and activation of Cu (111) under electrocatalytic reduction conditions

D Cheng, Z Wei, Z Zhang, P Broekmann… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The dynamic restructuring of Cu surfaces in electroreduction conditions is of fundamental
interest in electrocatalysis. We decode the structural dynamics of a Cu (111) electrode under …

High-throughput screening of efficient biatom catalysts based on monolayer carbon nitride for the nitric oxide reduction reaction

Y Zang, Q Wu, S Wang, B Huang, Y Dai… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Exploring efficient catalysts for the nitric oxide reduction reaction (NORR) toward NH3
synthesis is becoming increasingly important for tackling both NH3 synthesis and NO …

Molecular shape, electronic factors, and the ferroelectric nematic phase: investigating the impact of structural modifications

N Tufaha, E Cruickshank, D Pociecha… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis and characterisation of two series of low molar mass mesogens, the (4‐
nitrophenyl) 2‐alkoxy‐4‐(4‐methoxybenzoyl) oxybenzoates (NT3. m) and the (3‐fluoro‐4 …

Unraveling electroreductive mechanisms of biomass-derived aldehydes via tailoring interfacial environments

H Liu, DM Patel, Y Chen, J Lee, TH Lee, SD Cady… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical reduction of biomass-derived feedstocks holds great promise to produce
value-added chemicals or fuels driven by renewable electricity. However, mechanistic …