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 …

Modeling Operando Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

F Dattila, RR Seemakurthi, Y Zhou, N López - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Since the seminal works on the application of density functional theory and the
computational hydrogen electrode to electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2R) and …

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 …

Mechanistic Understanding of CO2 Reduction Reaction (CO2RR) Toward Multicarbon Products by Heterogeneous Copper-Based Catalysts

TK Todorova, MW Schreiber, M Fontecave - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the recent years, significant progress has been made toward designing active and
selective catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction, with particular interest focused on the …

Emerging electrochemical processes to decarbonize the chemical industry

R Xia, S Overa, F Jiao - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrification is a potential approach to decarbonizing the chemical industry.
Electrochemical processes, when they are powered by renewable electricity, have lower …

Theory-guided experimental design in battery materials research

AYS Eng, CB Soni, Y Lum, E Khoo, Z Yao… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
A reliable energy storage ecosystem is imperative for a renewable energy future, and
continued research is needed to develop promising rechargeable battery chemistries. To …

[HTML][HTML] Implicit self-consistent electrolyte model in plane-wave density-functional theory

K Mathew, VS Kolluru, S Mula, SN Steinmann… - The Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The ab initio computational treatment of electrochemical systems requires an appropriate
treatment of the solid/liquid interfaces. A fully quantum mechanical treatment of the interface …

Electric Field Effects in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

LD Chen, M Urushihara, K Chan, JK Nørskov - Acs Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
while providing energy storage and producing chemical feedstocks. A mechanistic …

Theory-guided materials design: two-dimensional MXenes in electro-and photocatalysis

AD Handoko, SN Steinmann, ZW Seh - Nanoscale Horizons, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have made a significant
impact on sustainable energy research in the fields of energy storage and conversion …

Understanding the MXene pseudocapacitance

C Zhan, M Naguib, M Lukatskaya… - The journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
MXenes have attracted great attention as next-generation capacitive energy-storage
materials, but the mechanisms underlying their pseudocapacitive behavior are not well …