Electrocatalysis in alkaline media and alkaline membrane-based energy technologies

Y Yang, CR Peltier, R Zeng, R Schimmenti, Q Li… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise
of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy …

Increasing the efficiency of hydrogen production from solar powered water electrolysis

NA Burton, RV Padilla, A Rose, H Habibullah - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing anthropogenic activity has led to a significant surge in global energy
consumption. Presently, the majority of energy generation utilises fossil fuels, resulting in …

Short hydrogen-bond network confined on COF surfaces enables ultrahigh proton conductivity

B Shi, X Pang, S Li, H Wu, J Shen, X Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The idea of spatial confinement has gained widespread interest in myriad applications.
Especially, the confined short hydrogen-bond (SHB) network could afford an attractive …

QM/MM methods for biomolecular systems

HM Senn, W Thiel - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Two are better than one: Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods are
the state‐of‐the‐art computational technique for treating reactive and other “electronic” …

Multiscale studies on ionic liquids

K Dong, X Liu, H Dong, X Zhang, S Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) offer a wide range of promising applications because of their much
enhanced properties. However, further development of such materials depends on the …

Formic acid as a hydrogen storage material–development of homogeneous catalysts for selective hydrogen release

D Mellmann, P Sponholz, H Junge… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Formic acid (FA, HCO2H) receives considerable attention as a hydrogen storage material. In
this respect, hydrogenation of CO2 to FA and dehydrogenation of FA are crucial reaction …

TRANSITION PATH SAMPLING: Throwing Ropes Over Rough Mountain Passes, in the Dark

PG Bolhuis, D Chandler, C Dellago… - Annual review of …, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This article reviews the concepts and methods of transition path sampling. These
methods allow computational studies of rare events without requiring prior knowledge of …

Proton-coupled electron transfer

MHV Huynh, TJ Meyer - Chemical Reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
At the core of many important energy conversion processes in chemistry and biology are
oxidation-reduction reactions in which both electrons and protons are transferred. An …

First-principles models for van der Waals interactions in molecules and materials: Concepts, theory, and applications

J Hermann, RA DiStasio Jr, A Tkatchenko - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent van der Waals (vdW) or dispersion forces are ubiquitous in nature and
influence the structure, stability, dynamics, and function of molecules and materials …

How water's properties are encoded in its molecular structure and energies

E Brini, CJ Fennell, M Fernandez-Serra… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
How are water's material properties encoded within the structure of the water molecule? This
is pertinent to understanding Earth's living systems, its materials, its geochemistry and …