The sabatier principle in electrocatalysis: Basics, limitations, and extensions

H Ooka, J Huang, KS Exner - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Sabatier principle, which states that the binding energy between the catalyst and the
reactant should be neither too strong nor too weak, has been widely used as the key …

Pt utilization in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: structure impacting factors and mechanistic insights

M Tang, S Zhang, S Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
It is essential to realize an expected low usage of platinum (Pt) in proton exchange
membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) for the large-scale market penetration of PEMFC-powered …

The Butler-Volmer equation in electrochemical theory: Origins, value, and practical application

EJF Dickinson, AJ Wain - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
We review the use of the Butler-Volmer equation to describe electrode kinetics. Across all
fields of electrochemistry, this equation is deployed in diverse mathematical forms whose …

Editors' choice—review—impedance response of porous electrodes: theoretical framework, physical models and applications

J Huang, Y Gao, J Luo, S Wang, C Li… - Journal of the …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Porous electrodes are prevalent in electrochemical devices. Electrochemical impedance
spectroscopy (EIS) is widely used as a noninvasive, in situ characterization tool to …

Electric double layer effects in electrocatalysis: Insights from ab initio simulation and hierarchical continuum modeling

P Li, Y Jiao, J Huang, S Chen - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Structures of the electric double layer (EDL) at electrocatalytic interfaces, which are
modulated by the material properties, the electrolyte characteristics (eg, the pH, the types …

Multi-sub-inlets at cathode flow-field plate for current density homogenization and enhancement of PEM fuel cells in low relative humidity

Y Wang, H Xu, X Wang, Y Gao, X Su, Y Qin… - Energy conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multi-sub-inlets are proposed at the cathode flow-field plate (FFP) of a polymer electrolyte
membrane (PEM) fuel cell to improve the current density homogeneity and overall cell …

Hierarchical modeling of the local reaction environment in electrocatalysis

X Zhu, J Huang, M Eikerling - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Electrocatalytic reactions, such as oxygen reduction/evolution reactions and
CO2 reduction reaction that are pivotal for the energy transition, are multistep processes that …

Cation overcrowding effect on the oxygen evolution reaction

J Huang, M Li, MJ Eslamibidgoli, M Eikerling, A Groß - Jacs Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The influence of electrolyte ions on the catalytic activity of electrode/electrolyte interfaces is a
controversial topic for many electrocatalytic reactions. Herein, we focus on an effect that is …

Electrochemical CO2 Reduction at Silver from a Local Perspective

X Zhu, J Huang, M Eikerling - ACS catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 to chemical fuels and value-added chemicals is a
viable pathway to store renewably generated electrical energy and to mitigate the negative …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced 3D ordered electrodes for PEMFC applications: From structural features and fabrication methods to the controllable design of catalyst layers

K Wang, T Zhou, Z Cao, Z Yuan, H He, M Fan… - Green Energy & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The catalyst layers (CLs) electrode is the key component of the membrane electrode
assembly (MEA) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Conventional …