Arthur Bukowski , Pierre-Yves Olu , Armand Gering , Marian Chatenet , Antoine Bonnefont
{"title":"Dissolved iron in alkaline media: Techniques and insights for understanding its effects on water-splitting reactions","authors":"Arthur Bukowski , Pierre-Yves Olu , Armand Gering , Marian Chatenet , Antoine Bonnefont","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Dissolved iron in alkaline media is an important topic influencing a wide array of electrochemical reactions and most notably those occurring in alkaline water electrolysers. This work compiles the study techniques and strategies that have been used in the past few years to help tackle this challenging issue. Focus is made on iron solubility in the studied medias, the importance of using a quality reference electrolyte, where and how to measure iron content in the system, and also on what is agreed and what is debated concerning the influence of dissolved iron on the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction, notably in the way these electrolyte impurities do enhance or alter the reactions kinetics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101568"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910324001297/pdfft?md5=5946439e4f747a61416437bb26aebdf4&pid=1-s2.0-S2451910324001297-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141637562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ning Yang , Haonan Li , Jingyang Hao , Xiao Lin , Simon Kondrat , Christopher Hardacre , Wen-Feng Lin
{"title":"Advancements in the in-situ growth of catalysts for water electrolysis: Substrate considerations, performance evaluations, and future perspectives","authors":"Ning Yang , Haonan Li , Jingyang Hao , Xiao Lin , Simon Kondrat , Christopher Hardacre , Wen-Feng Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101566","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101566","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In-situ growth of catalysts for water electrolysis has gained significant advancements recently, it involves cultivating active electrocatalysts on conductive substrates such as metal foams and carbon-based materials, the latter play a pivotal role in influencing the morphology and architecture of catalysts and offer enhanced conductivity, abundant active sites, and improved mass transport. Numerous studies have predominantly focused on evaluating specific catalyst materials within various classifications and their preparation methods, but without addressing roles of supports. This review focuses on substrate considerations, performance evaluations, and prospectives. It provides a deeper understanding of the various strategies employed for in-situ growth of electrocatalysts and emphasizes the importance of different conductive substrates with case studies on the factors that affect catalytic activity. Furthermore, the prospects and challenges towards practical applications under some challenging conditions are highlighted. This review provides valuable strategies for the further development of rational design of catalyst–substrate as an enabling electrode.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101566"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910324001273/pdfft?md5=ee43d3018dce7f2b6528cf13ffa6633f&pid=1-s2.0-S2451910324001273-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141637561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemically-driven enzyme cascades: Recent developments in design, control, and modelling","authors":"Bhavin Siritanaratkul , Clare F. Megarity","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101565","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101565","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study of single redox enzymes by electrochemistry is well-established, using both mediated and direct electron exchange between the enzyme and electrode. Moving beyond single enzymes, electrochemically driven multienzyme cascades can achieve more complex transformations, and in this review, we highlight recent advances. Electrochemical control of multiple enzymes is discussed, with examples including, electrode surface modification and engineering of the enzymes to facilitate direct electron exchange with the electrode, and new developments made by the entrapment of enzymes in a highly porous electrode called the electrochemical leaf. Examples that harness the power of direct control of the potential and the ability to monitor cascade activity as electrical current, include synthesis, deracemization, and measurement of drug binding kinetics. Redox cofactors (e.g. NADP(H)) can be electrochemically regenerated by a variety of enzymes, but non-redox cofactors are less amenable to electrochemical regeneration, and we highlight enzyme cascades for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) regeneration designed with an electrochemical step to generate the required phosphate donor. Finally, we cover approaches to model electrochemically driven cascades, which predicted local environments (e.g. pH) that are difficult to measure directly and yielded guidelines for the rational design of immobilized enzyme cascade electrodes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101565"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910324001261/pdfft?md5=d9a515cb503107eaf0552af69b60b10f&pid=1-s2.0-S2451910324001261-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141717334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In situ SPM studies of electrochemical interfaces in high ionic strength electrolytes","authors":"Xiao-Ting Yin, Wei-Wei Wang, Zhuo Tan, Yu Ding, Bing-Wei Mao, Jia-Wei Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The high ionic strength electrolytes stand out as promising candidates in various electrochemical applications owing to their distinct properties. These electrolytes support a variety of applications including energy devices and beyond, but involve complex interfacial structures and processes, which necessitate advanced characterization methods. Scanning probe microscopy, including atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy, is a powerful technique with high spatial resolution and is regarded as one of the most pivotal tools for unraveling the complexities of the electrochemical interface. This review summarizes the latest advancements in surface-related scientific issues revealed by in situ scanning probe microscopic studies. The prospective applications of in situ scanning probe microscopy in the study of high ionic strength electrolytes are also briefly discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101563"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141622780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elucidating the structure–activity relationship on single entities by scanning electrochemical cell microscopy","authors":"Yanqi Zou, Qianjin Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101561","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Operando probing of electrochemical process and further correlation to the local structural features is a crucial route for understanding the intrinsic structure–activity relationship of electroactive materials. Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy has been proven to be a powerful and versatile tool for the in situ/operando evaluation of electrochemical activity at spatial resolution down to nanometer scale. Complementary structure characterization applied to the identical locations provides an unambiguous correlation of the intrinsic electrochemical properties to local structures. This review summarizes recent advances in this correlative approach to showcase how insightful perspectives of structure–activity relationship at the single-entity level are achieved, covering electrocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis and energy storage. We conclude by sharing our perspective on opportunities in this field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101561"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141606084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current understanding of electrochemical strain microscopy to visualize ion behavior on the nanoscale","authors":"Florian Hausen , Nina Balke","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101562","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Electrochemical Strain Microscopy (ESM) is a technique based on Atomic Force Microscopy and provides information about local ionic processes through electro-chemo-mechanical coupling. It is employed foremost in studying battery materials, from cathodes, and anodes to solid-state electrolytes. Based on this overlap we aim to connect the electrochemistry community further with those employing ESM, by providing the current understanding of ESM, starting with a thorough introduction to the technique. In the second section, typical applications and challenges identified in recent years are reviewed while in the third chapter new approaches to overcome these issues are presented. This includes the identification of various contributions to the ESM signal, the integration of ESM as part of a multi-modal characterization approach, and importantly, how to link local ESM results to the overall cell performance in batteries. Lastly, upcoming trends and new aspects are discussed, including the application of <em>in-situ</em> ESM directly in an electrochemical environment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101562"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910324001236/pdfft?md5=4a585c161667b736a2772c218be24df7&pid=1-s2.0-S2451910324001236-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141605973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Challenges in the selective electrochemical oxidation of methane: Too early to surrender","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The selective electrochemical oxidation of methane to value-added chemicals has been pursued for decades without breakthroughs and developments beyond academic research. Main setbacks encountered in virtually every report are poor methane conversion rate and selectivity. For tangible progress, research should focus on tackling CH<sub>4</sub> mass transport and concentration limitations. At the same time, harmonized research protocols must be developed, e.g. to define standard control experiments and key metrics. This will facilitate data comparison and accelerate electrocatalyst discovery, which so far remained challenging due to inconsistent data-reporting practices. Fundamental research on model (well-defined) electrocatalysts should also be intensified, along with in-situ spectroscopic investigations to understand the reaction mechanism and design catalysts to prevent overoxidation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101558"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910324001194/pdfft?md5=baf2ec3ed436cc57bdbf77915f63eb0f&pid=1-s2.0-S2451910324001194-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141572188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advanced design of electrospun nanofiber cathode catalyst layers for PEM fuel cells at low humidity","authors":"Valentina Kallina, Frédéric Hasché, Mehtap Oezaslan","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Electrospinning has emerged as a very promising preparation method of PEMFC cathode catalyst layers (CCLs) with high performance in the mass transport region due to their unique network structure for water transport and O<sub>2</sub> accessibility. We will present the recent improvement strategies and humidity effect for electrospun nanofiber CCLs. Additionally, we will discuss the possible causes of their humidity-dependent performance losses. Thereby, the ionomer – carrier polymer interactions and local ionomer distribution play a critical role on the proton conductivity and accessibility of active Pt nanoparticles. Despite the high current densities achieved so far, more demanding PEMFC operating strategies are required to maintain the performance of nanofiber CCLs in a wide range of humidity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101559"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910324001200/pdfft?md5=be389878e430a977ac21d6d3ef19243c&pid=1-s2.0-S2451910324001200-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141572237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahyoun Lim, Kahyun Ham, Sayed Elrefaei, Ioannis Spanos
{"title":"Operando interpretation of reaction mechanisms and local phenomena on OER catalysts in seawater electrolysis","authors":"Ahyoun Lim, Kahyun Ham, Sayed Elrefaei, Ioannis Spanos","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Direct seawater splitting has great potential for constructing an economic hydrogen production system and resolving water scarcity via pure water production from evolved hydrogen. However, transforming electrocatalytic direct seawater splitting into a viable process is extremely challenging from an electrocatalytic point of view. A vast number of present ions and impurities in seawater, e.g. Na<sup>+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, Cl<sup>−</sup>, SO4<sup>2−</sup>, Br<sup>−</sup>, disrupts efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in anode or hydrogen evolution reaction in cathode. In this respect, there are different challenges posing on understanding the effect of the complex nature of seawater especially on the OER catalysts of seawater electrolysis. This mini-review covers different electrochemical and <em>operando</em> techniques used in order to understand the effect of ions present in seawater on activity, stability, and the equally important reaction selectivity of OER electrocatalysts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101560"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451910324001212/pdfft?md5=76698d8d438b82c860751b6b158fdfa3&pid=1-s2.0-S2451910324001212-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141572187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent developments on MXene-based Zn-ion flexible supercapacitors","authors":"Sreeram Shruti , Madeshwaran Mohanraj , S.T. Senthilkumar , Mani Ulaganathan","doi":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coelec.2024.101557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>MXenes are a new class of two-dimensional layered structure materials that have caught attention of researchers recently. The unique feature of such a layered structure is that it can help in the easy access of electrolyte ions and offers more redox active sites, making MXenes a highly suitable electrode material for electrochemical energy storage applications, which are therefore extensively investigated in supercapacitor applications. However, for specific flexible applications, making a highly efficient flexible energy storage device with exceptional power, energy, and cycle life performance is crucial. To have high specific energy, Zn-ion-based flexible charge storage devices have been studied where MXene plays a significant role as an electrode material. However, making a flexible device with good mechanical stability along with reliable electrochemical performances is challenging. Therefore, MXene is preferred as an active material as individual, composite, and flexible film electrodes due to their high electrochemical accessibility and mechanical and electrochemical stability. Thus, this review discusses the recent developments of MXene-based Zn-ion FSC and highlights their potential for producing state-of-the-art technologies. It also discusses significant challenges and future perspectives of MXene to encourage further research and development in this area.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11028,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Electrochemistry","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 101557"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141394454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}