Understanding the electric double-layer structure, capacitance, and charging dynamics

J Wu - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Significant progress has been made in recent years in theoretical modeling of the electric
double layer (EDL), a key concept in electrochemistry important for energy storage …

Atomistic understanding of two-dimensional electrocatalysts from first principles

X Zhao, ZH Levell, S Yu, Y Liu - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional electrocatalysts have attracted great interest in recent years for renewable
energy applications. However, the atomistic mechanisms are still under debate. Here we …

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 …

Insights into the activity of single-atom Fe-NC catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

K Liu, J Fu, Y Lin, T Luo, G Ni, H Li, Z Lin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Single-atom Fe-NC catalysts has attracted widespread attentions in the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR). However, the origin of ORR activity on Fe-NC catalysts is still unclear, which …

Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis

BH Lee, H Shin, AS Rasouli, H Choubisa, P Ou… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Two-electron oxygen reduction offers a route to H2O2 that is potentially cost-effective and
less energy-intensive than the industrial anthraquinone process. However, the catalytic …

What is the Real Origin of the Activity of Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts in the O2 Reduction Reaction? Critical Roles of Coordinating Pyrrolic N and Axially Adsorbing …

X Hu, S Chen, L Chen, Y Tian, S Yao, Z Lu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C electrocatalysts have emerged as promising substitutes for Pt-based catalysts for
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, their real catalytic active site is still under …

Breaking adsorption-energy scaling limitations of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on intermetallic CuPd nanocubes by machine-learned insights

Q Gao, HS Pillai, Y Huang, S Liu, Q Mu, X Han… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) to ammonia is an essential step
toward restoring the globally disrupted nitrogen cycle. In search of highly efficient …

Amorphous nickel hydroxide shell tailors local chemical environment on platinum surface for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

C Wan, Z Zhang, J Dong, M Xu, H Pu, D Baumann… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
In analogy to natural enzymes, an elaborated design of catalytic systems with a specifically
tailored local chemical environment could substantially improve reaction kinetics, effectively …

Dynamic stability of copper single-atom catalysts under working conditions

X Bai, X Zhao, Y Zhang, C Ling, Y Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The long-term stability of single-atom catalysts is a major factor affecting their large-scale
commercial application. How to evaluate the dynamic stability of single-atom catalysts under …

Alcohols electrooxidation coupled with H2 production at high current densities promoted by a cooperative catalyst

Z Li, Y Yan, SM Xu, H Zhou, M Xu, L Ma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical alcohols oxidation offers a promising approach to produce valuable
chemicals and facilitate coupled H2 production. However, the corresponding current density …