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 …

Dielectric continuum methods for quantum chemistry

JM Herbert - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes the theory and implementation of implicit solvation models based on
continuum electrostatics. Within quantum chemistry this formalism is sometimes …

Direct evidence for a sequential electron transfer–proton transfer mechanism in the PCET reduction of a metal hydroxide catalyst

MC Kessinger, J Xu, K Cui, Q Loague… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) mechanism for the reaction Mox–OH+ e–+
H+→ Mred–OH2 was determined through the kinetic resolution of the independent electron …

Cation-dependent interfacial structures and kinetics for outer-sphere electron-transfer reactions

B Huang, KH Myint, Y Wang, Y Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The kinetics of aqueous outer-sphere electron-transfer (ET) reactions are determined in
large part by noncovalent electrostatic interactions that originate from the surrounding …

Extended hydrogen bond networks for effective proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions: the unexpected role of thiophenol and its acidic channel in …

N Berg, S Bergwinkl, P Nuernberger… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Preorganization and aggregation in photoredox catalysis can significantly affect reactivities
or selectivities but are often neglected in synthetic and mechanistic studies, since the …

Mechanistic Insights into Surfactant-Modulated Electrode–Electrolyte Interface for Steering H2O2 Electrosynthesis

Y Fan, Y Chen, W Ge, L Dong, Y Qi… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic reactions taking place at the electrified electrode–electrolyte interface
involve processes of proton-coupled electron transfer. Interfacial protons are delivered to the …

Kinetic evidence that the solvent barrier for electron transfer is absent in the electric double layer

RE Bangle, J Schneider, DT Conroy… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Classical capacitance studies have revealed that the first layer of water present at an
aqueous metal–electrolyte interface has a dielectric constant less than 1/10th of that of bulk …

Electron transfer reorganization energies in the electrode–electrolyte double layer

RE Bangle, J Schneider, EJ Piechota… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The total reorganization energy, λ, for interfacial electron transfer, ET, from a conductive
electrode to redox-active molecules at fixed positions within the electric double layer, EDL …

Hot carrier extraction from 2D semiconductor photoelectrodes

R Austin, YR Farah, T Sayer… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Hot carrier-based energy conversion systems could double the efficiency of conventional
solar energy technology or drive photochemical reactions that would not be possible using …

Electrical double layer design for proton-coupled electron transfer electrode processes: Recent advances in well-defined Electrode–Electrolyte interface

T Kumeda, K Sakaushi - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the roles of the electrical double layer (EDL) structure in proton-coupled
electron transfer (PCET) electrode processes is important for designing high-performance …