Implicit solvation methods for catalysis at electrified interfaces

S Ringe, NG Hormann, H Oberhofer… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Implicit solvation is an effective, highly coarse-grained approach in atomic-scale simulations
to account for a surrounding liquid electrolyte on the level of a continuous polarizable …

Effects of electrolyte ionic species on electrocatalytic reactions: advances, challenges, and perspectives

X Lu, W Tu, Y Zhou, Z Zou - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrolytes have a profound impact on the chemical environment of electrocatalysis,
influencing the reaction rate and selectivity of products. Experimental and theoretical studies …

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 …

Cation-and pH-dependent hydrogen evolution and oxidation reaction kinetics

B Huang, RR Rao, S You, K Hpone Myint, Y Song… - Jacs Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The production of molecular hydrogen by catalyzing water splitting is central to achieving the
decarbonization of sustainable fuels and chemical transformations. In this work, a series of …

Understanding cation effects in electrochemical CO 2 reduction

S Ringe, EL Clark, J Resasco, A Walton… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Solid–liquid interface engineering has recently emerged as a promising technique to
optimize the activity and product selectivity of the electrochemical reduction of CO2. In …

Cation-Coordinated Inner-Sphere CO2 Electroreduction at Au–Water Interfaces

X Qin, T Vegge, HA Hansen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a promising technology for the clean
energy economy. Numerous efforts have been devoted to enhancing the mechanistic …

Seven steps to reliable cyclic voltammetry measurements for the determination of double layer capacitance

DM Morales, M Risch - Journal of Physics: Energy, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Discovery of electrocatalytic materials for high-performance energy conversion and storage
applications relies on the adequate characterization of their intrinsic activity, which is …

Promoting Cu-catalysed CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products by tuning the activity of H2O

H Zhang, J Gao, D Raciti, AS Hall - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 to valuable C2+ feedstocks is hindered by the
competitive formation of C1 products and H2 evolution. Here we tuned the H2O …

Selective CO2 electrocatalysis at the pseudocapacitive nanoparticle/ordered-ligand interlayer

D Kim, S Yu, F Zheng, I Roh, Y Li, S Louisia, Z Qi… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Enzymes feature the concerted operation of multiple components around an active site,
leading to exquisite catalytic specificity. Realizing such configurations on synthetic catalyst …

Acidic Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis at High‐Entropy Alloys Correlates with its Composition‐Dependent Potential of Zero Charge

M Kim, E Batsa Tetteh, OA Krysiak… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The vast possibilities in the elemental combinations of high‐entropy alloys (HEAs) make it
essential to discover activity descriptors for establishing rational electrocatalyst design …