Toward realistic models of the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

TE Jones, D Teschner, S Piccinin - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) supplies the protons and electrons
needed to transform renewable electricity into chemicals and fuels. However, the OER is …

Advancing H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis: enhancing electrochemical systems, unveiling emerging applications, and seizing opportunities

Z Deng, SJ Choi, G Li, X Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a highly desired chemical with a wide range of applications.
Recent advancements in H2O2 synthesis center on the electrochemical reduction of oxygen …

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 …

Minimum conditions for accurate modeling of urea production via co-electrolysis

R Urrego-Ortiz, S Builes, F Illas, ST Bromley… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Co-electrolysis of carbon oxides and nitrogen oxides promise to simultaneously help restore
the balance of the C and N cycles while producing valuable chemicals such as urea …

Gas-phase errors in computational electrocatalysis: a review

R Urrego-Ortiz, S Builes, F Illas, F Calle-Vallejo - EES Catalysis, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Currently, computational models based on density functional theory (DFT) are intensively
used for the analysis of electrocatalytic reactions and the design of enhanced catalysts. As …

Stoichiometric reconstruction of the Al2O3(0001) surface

JI Hütner, A Conti, D Kugler, F Mittendorfer, G Kresse… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Macroscopic properties of materials stem from fundamental atomic-scale details, yet for
insulators, resolving surface structures remains a challenge. We imaged the basal (0001) …

Refining Free-Energy Calculations for Electrochemical Reactions: Unveiling Corrections beyond Gas-Phase Errors for Solvated Species and Ions

E Tayyebi, KS Exner - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024 - ACS Publications
As much of the theory related to computational electrocatalysis has been adapted from the
thermodynamics of gas-phase reactions, it demands careful treatment and the …

Linking Experimental and Ab Initio Thermochemistry of Adsorbates with a Generalized Thermochemical Hierarchy

B Kreitz, K Abeywardane… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enthalpies of formation of adsorbates are crucial parameters in the microkinetic modeling of
heterogeneously catalyzed reactions since they quantify the stability of intermediates on the …

Error awareness in the volcano plots of oxygen electroreduction to hydrogen peroxide

R Urrego‐Ortiz, MO Almeida, F Calle‐Vallejo - ChemSusChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalysis holds the key to the decentralized production of hydrogen peroxide via the
two‐electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR, O2 (g)+ 2H++ 2e−‐> H2O2 (aq)). However …

Key Role of Density Functional Approximation in Predicting M–N–C Catalyst Activities for Oxygen Reduction

B Henderson, S Donnecke, SN Genin… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C) motifs present intriguing structural and electronic
properties for a number of applications, including as oxygen reduction catalysts. However …