[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulations of metal-electrolyte interfaces under potential control

L Andersson, C Zhang - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The interfaces between metal electrodes and liquid electrolytes are prototypical in
electrochemistry. That is why it is crucial to have a molecular and dynamical understating of …

The role of hydrophobic hydration in the free energy of chemical reactions at the gold/water interface: size and position effects

A Serva, M Havenith, S Pezzotti - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Metal/water interfaces catalyze a large variety of chemical reactions, which often involve
small hydrophobic molecules. In the present theoretical study, we show that hydrophobic …

Nanostructured carbon electrocatalysts for energy conversions

T Asefa, C Tang, M Ramírez‐Hernández - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The growing energy demand worldwide has led to increased use of fossil fuels. This, in turn,
is making fossil fuels dwindle faster and cause more negative environmental impacts. Thus …

Understanding the role of near-surface solvent in electrochemical adsorption and electrocatalysis with theory and experiment

MH Hasan, IT McCrum - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Predictive (electro) catalyst and electrode design requires a quantitative understanding of
the effect of solvent close to the catalyst or electrode surface. Complicating a fundamental …

Molecular inspired electrocatalyst materials for environmental remediation

JJC Solis, A Castillo, S Yin… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing presence of chemical contaminants in the environment due to demands
associated with a growing population and industrial development poses risks to human …

Understanding electron transfer reactions using constrained density functional theory: complications due to surface interactions

A Hashemi, P Peljo, K Laasonen - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The kinetic rates of electrochemical reactions depend on electrodes and molecules in
question. In a flow battery, where the electrolyte molecules are charged and discharged on …

Electrocatalytic study of the hydrogen evolution reaction on MoS 2/BP and MoSSe/BP in acidic media

A Singh, M Jain, P Bhumla, S Bhattacharya - Nanoscale Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular hydrogen (H2) production by the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction
(HER) is being actively explored for non-precious metal-based electrocatalysts that are earth …

Periodic DFTB for supported clusters: Implementation and application on benzene dimers deposited on graphene

M Rapacioli, N Tarrat - Computation, 2022 - mdpi.com
The interest for properties of clusters deposited on surfaces has grown in recent years. In
this framework, the Density Functional based Tight Binding (DFTB) method appears as a …

Photoredox chemistry with organic catalysts: Role of computational methods

KJ Kron, A Rodriguez-Katakura, R Elhessen… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Organic catalysts have the potential to carry out a wide range of otherwise thermally
inaccessible reactions via photoredox routes. Early demonstrated successes of organic …

Interfacial proton transfer for hydrogen evolution at the sub-nanometric platinum/electrolyte interface

H Zhang, L Cao, Y Wang, Z Gan, F Sun… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Understanding the dynamic process of interfacial charge transfer prior to chemisorption is
crucial to the development of electrocatalysis. Recently, interfacial water has been …