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 …

O2 Activation by Metal Surfaces: Implications for Bonding and Reactivity on Heterogeneous Catalysts

MM Montemore, MA Van Spronsen, RJ Madix… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The activation of O2 on metal surfaces is a critical process for heterogeneous catalysis and
materials oxidation. Fundamental studies of well-defined metal surfaces using a variety of …

How to Assess and Predict Electrical Double Layer Properties. Implications for Electrocatalysis

CM Schott, PM Schneider, KT Song, H Yu… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrical double layer (EDL) plays a central role in electrochemical energy systems,
impacting charge transfer mechanisms and reaction rates. The fundamental importance of …

Unifying Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis of 2 e and 4 e Reduction of Oxygen on Metal Surfaces

HA Hansen, V Viswanathan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Oxygen electrochemistry has played a key role in developing the foundational
understanding of surface electrocatalysis. In this work, we develop a detailed microkinetic …

A strategy for drastic improvement in the durability of Pt/C and PtCo/C alloy catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction by melamine surface modification

H Daimon, S Yamazaki, M Asahi, T Ioroi, M Inaba - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
A strategy for drastic improvement in the durability of a Pt/C catalyst and a PtCo/C alloy
catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by melamine surface modification was …

Modelling the electric double layer at electrode/electrolyte interfaces

A Groß, S Sakong - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The description of electrode–electrolyte interfaces is based on the notion of the formation of
an electric double layer (EDL). Most of the concepts underlying its structure and properties …

Oxygen reduction reaction at Pt single crystals: a critical overview

AM Gómez-Marín, R Rizo, JM Feliu - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) dynamics at platinum single crystal surfaces is reviewed,
and experimental results in acid and alkaline solutions are discussed in the framework of …

Velocity-resolved kinetics of site-specific carbon monoxide oxidation on platinum surfaces

J Neugebohren, D Borodin, HW Hahn, J Altschäffel… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Catalysts are widely used to increase reaction rates. They function by stabilizing the
transition state of the reaction at their active site, where the atomic arrangement ensures …

Effect of hydrophobic cations on the oxygen reduction reaction on single‒crystal platinum electrodes

T Kumeda, H Tajiri, O Sakata, N Hoshi… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Highly active catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction are essential for the widespread
and economically viable use of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Here we report the oxygen …

Chemical dynamics from the gas‐phase to surfaces

DJ Auerbach, JC Tully, AM Wodtke - Natural Sciences, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The field of gas‐phase chemical dynamics has developed superb experimental methods to
probe the detailed outcome of gas‐phase chemical reactions. These experiments inspired …