Theoretical and experimental identification of active electrocatalytic surface sites
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Song Xue; Weijin Li; Johannes Fichtner; Batyr Garlyyev; Xing Ding; Yunchang Liang; Aliaksandr S. Bandarenka; Sebastian Watzele
- Source
- Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 14:206-213
- Subject
- Materials science
business.industry
Nanotechnology
02 engineering and technology
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Electrocatalyst
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
Analytical Chemistry
Renewable energy
Identification (information)
Electrochemistry
0210 nano-technology
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 2451-9103
Summary In the past two decades, there has been a noticeable trend to shift from conventional carbon-based fuels to various renewable energy provision systems. This in turn has accelerated the research in the field of heterogeneous electrocatalysis. Optimization of the activity of electrocatalysts undisputedly depends on how well is the understanding of the electrode surface and how efficient is the identification of the active sites. Herein, we review the most recent advances in theoretical and experimental methodologies on this topic. We selected studies performed with various systems: Pt-based and Pt-free catalysts utilized in catalyzing different reactions that are important in renewable energy providing systems.