Publications related to Tafel equation

Rate-Determining Step for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide into Carbon Monoxide at Silver Electrodes

Silver is one of the most studied electrode materials for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a product with many industrial applications. There is a growing number of reports in which silver is implemented in gas diffusio ...

2024

Tailoring nanocatalysts and reaction interfaces for water- and CO2-electrolysis

Thi Ha My Pham

Renewable energy sources offer a promising solution for mitigating sustainability and CO2 emissions-related issues due to their vast energy generation capacity. They enable hydrogen production via water electrolysis, as well as carbon capture and utilizati ...

EPFL2024

High entropy molybdate-derived FeOOH catalyzes oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media

Lichen Bai, Seunghwa Lee

High-entropy materials are a new class of materials that have lately been developed and applied to a variety of potential fields. Here we present that electrochemical activation facilitates the application of high-entropy molybdates (HEMo) as oxygen evolut ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2023

Anisotropic In-Plane strain engineering Ni(OH)2 to activate alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

Kangning Zhao, Chao Yang

Realizing a hydrogen economy strongly requires alkaline water electrolysis to achieve large-scale generation of H2, but lacks stable and efficient catalysts. The insufficient active sites in Ni(OH)2 impair the catalytic performance of alkaline HER. Herein, ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2023

Multiphysics model for assessing photoelectrochemical phenomena under concentrated irradiation

Sophia Haussener, Isaac Thomas Holmes-Gentle, Franky Esteban Bedoya Lora

A multiphysics model was developed for a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell at the device level to simulate water splitting operating under concentrated irradiation (between 50 to 600 kW m−2). The 2D model couples charge, heat, mass, photon, and momentum tran ...

2023

In-vivo investigation of electrochemical behavior of Ti and CoCrMo alloy in human synovial fluids

Yueyue Bao

With the development of modern medical techniques, the application of orthopedic implants has been continually increasing in recent years. Passive materials, such as Ti and its alloys as well as CoCrMo alloys, are widely used in artificial joints due to th ...

EPFL2023

Optimized hierarchical nickel sulfide as a highly active bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting

Pengzuo Chen, Yun Tong

Rational design of non-noble metal electrocatalysts with high intrinsic activity for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is extremely impressive for sustainable electrocatalytic water splitting systems. However, i ...

2021

Rational design of ionic compounds for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide

Dmitry Vasilyev

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is one of the plausible approaches towards renewable energy carriers. When coupled with electricity, which can be provided by sustainable technologies, it becomes a method of high importance with potential value ...

EPFL2019

Non-Precious Electrodes for Practical Alkaline Water Electrolysis

Hubert Girault, Alberto Battistel, Alejandro Nicolás Colli

Water electrolysis is a promising approach to hydrogen production from renewable energy sources. Alkaline water electrolyzers allow using non-noble and low-cost materials. An analysis of common assumptions and experimental conditions (low concentrations, l ...

2019

IrOOH nanosheets as acid stable electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

Filip Mateusz Podjaski

In solids, heterogeneous catalysis is inherently bound to reactions on the surface. Yet, atomically efficient preparation of specific surfaces and the characterization of their properties are impeding its applications towards a clean energy future. Here, w ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2018

Electrochemical Properties of Cu(II/I)-Based Redox Mediators for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Ladislav Kavan, Yasemin Saygili, Marina Freitag

Three Cu(II/I)-phenanthroline and Cu(II/I)-bipyridine redox mediators are studied on various electrodes and in variety of electrolyte solutions using cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy on symmetrical dummy cells. Graphene-based catalysts provide ...

2017

Probing interfacial energetics and charge transfer kinetics in semiconductor nanocomposites: New insights into heterostructured TiO2/BiVO4 photoanodes

Raffaella Buonsanti, Anna Loiudice

Heterostructured nanocomposites offer promise for creating systems exhibiting functional properties that exceed those of the isolated components. For solar energy conversion, such combinations of semiconducting nanomaterials can be used to direct charge tr ...

Elsevier Science Bv2017

Mediated water electrolysis in biphasic systems

Hubert Girault, Pekka Eero Peljo, Heron Vrubel, Micheal Diarmaid Scanlon, Lucie Josette Renée Rivier

The concept of efficient electrolysis by linking photoelectrochemical biphasic H2 evolution and water oxidation processes in the cathodic and anodic compartments of an H-cell, respectively, is introduced. Overpotentials at the cathode and anode are minimis ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2017

Role of microstructure on electrode operating mechanisms for mixed ionic electronic conductors: From synchrotron-based 3D reconstruction to electrochemical modeling

Arata Nakajo

A typical La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-delta (LSCF) electrode was reconstructed by X-ray nanotomography. The new Nano Imaging beamline ID16A-NI of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) was used to conduct the investigation. Particular attention was ...

Elsevier Science Bv2016

Oxidatively Electrodeposited Thin-Film Transition Metal (Oxy)hydroxides as Oxygen Evolution Catalysts

Xile Hu, Laurent Liardet, Carlos Gilberto Morales Guio

The electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen and oxygen is a simple and attractive approach to store renewable energies in the form of chemical fuels. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a complex four-electron process that constitutes the most energy- ...

American Chemical Society2016

Highly-Ordered Magneli Ti4O7 Nanotube Arrays as Effective Anodic Material for Electro-oxidation

Christos Comninellis, Caroline Miles

Pure Magneli Ti4O7 nanotube arrays (NTA) were successfully fabricated by reducing TiO2 NTA with hydrogen at 850 degrees C for 30 minutes. The microstructure, composition and electrochemical behavior of the prepared Ti4O7 NTA were characterized by means of ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015

Flow microcapillary plasma mass spectrometry-based investigation of new Al–Cr–Fe complex metallic alloy passivation

Christian Ludwig, Noémie Elise Ott, Andrea Ulrich

Al-Cr-Fe complex metallic alloys are new intermetallic phases with low surface energy, low friction, and high corrosion resistance down to very low pH values (0-2). Flow microcapillary plasma mass spectrometry under potentiostatic control was used to chara ...

Elsevier2014

Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production, Surface Traps, and Catalysis

Kevin Sivula

The photoelectrochemical reduction of water or CO2 is a promising route to sustainable solar fuels but hinges on the identification of a stable photoanode for water oxidation. Semiconductor oxides like Fe2O3 and BiVO4 have been gaining significant attentio ...

Amer Chemical Soc2013

Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide Films as Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts in Water

Daniel Andreas Merki

Molecular hydrogen is a promising candidate to replace fossil fuels as the energy carrier. Hydrogen does not exist in its molecular form on earth and must therefore be generated, starting from hydrogen-rich compounds. Water would be a renewable resource fo ...

EPFL2012

Chromium Poisoning : The Needle in the SOFC Stack

Josef Andreas Schuler

This thesis focuses on Cr-poisoning in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), which currently presents a key challenge for the development of this technology. By the implementation of dedicated experimental tools, this work offers a new access to, and comprehensio ...

EPFL2012