Theoretical modeling of electrochemical proton-coupled electron transfer

RE Warburton, AV Soudackov… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) plays an essential role in a wide range of
electrocatalytic processes. A vast array of theoretical and computational methods have been …

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 …

Theoretical advances in understanding and designing the active sites for hydrogen evolution reaction

F Sun, Q Tang, D Jiang - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
As a fundamental step of water splitting and a stepping stone toward exploring other
multielectron transfer processes, the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is …

Improving the accuracy of atomistic simulations of the electrochemical interface

R Sundararaman, D Vigil-Fowler, K Schwarz - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atomistic simulation of the electrochemical double layer is an ambitious undertaking,
requiring quantum mechanical description of electrons, phase space sampling of liquid …

Multilevel computational studies reveal the importance of axial ligand for oxygen reduction reaction on Fe–N–C materials

P Hutchison, PS Rice, RE Warburton… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The systematic improvement of Fe–N–C materials for fuel cell applications has proven
challenging, due in part to an incomplete atomistic understanding of the oxygen reduction …

“Beyond adsorption” descriptors in hydrogen electrocatalysis

L Rebollar, S Intikhab, NJ Oliveira, Y Yan, B Xu… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although electrochemical hydrogen evolution and oxidation are arguably the best-
understood reactions in electrocatalysis, the anomalous effect of pH on hydrogen reaction …

Materials Screening by the Descriptor Gmax(η): The Free-Energy Span Model in Electrocatalysis

S Razzaq, KS Exner - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
To move from fossil-based energy resources to a society based on renewables, electrode
materials free of precious noble metals are required to efficiently catalyze electrochemical …

Controlled Electrochemical Barrier Calculations without Potential Control

SD Beinlich, G Kastlunger, K Reuter… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The knowledge of electrochemical activation energies under applied potential conditions is
a prerequisite for understanding catalytic activity at electrochemical interfaces. Here, we …

Two-dimensional layered heterojunctions for photoelectrocatalysis

M Wang, M Langer, R Altieri, M Crisci, S Osella… - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) layered nanomaterial heterostructures, arising from the combination
of 2D materials with other low-dimensional species, feature a large surface area to volume …

Simulation of Potential-Dependent Activation Energies in Electrocatalysis: Mechanism of O–O Bond Formation on RuO2

Z Duan, P Xiao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021 - ACS Publications
Theoretical assessment of potential-dependent activation energies of electrochemical
reactions is of critical importance but remains challenging. In this work, we present two …