{"title":"Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: A Review on Catalyst Discovery and Durability Modeling","authors":"Aaditya Sharma, Jayachandiran K, Shankar Raman Dhanushkodi, Haijiang Wang, Zhongwei Chen","doi":"10.1002/elan.70204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70204","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) remains the principal kinetic bottleneck impeding the widespread adoption of hydrogen-based energy technologies. The inherently sluggish four-electron transfer process necessitates high platinum group metal (PGM) loadings, driving up costs and compromising durability, two factors that severely limit large-scale commercialization. Despite decades of research, the rational design of durable, high-performance ORR electrocatalysts has proven elusive, constrained by the vast compositional design space and the limitations of both trial-and-error experimentation and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have reshaped the landscape of catalyst discovery, enabling predictive structure–activity modeling, rapid development of surrogate models, and autonomous exploration of chemical design spaces. This review critically surveys AI and ML applications across the catalyst development pipeline, from dataset curation and supervised or deep learning models for activity prediction to ML-accelerated DFT screening and Bayesian optimization for autonomous discovery. Special attention is devoted to durability and degradation modeling, which remains underdeveloped compared to activity prediction despite its central importance for practical deployment.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/elan.70204","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: A Review on Catalyst Discovery and Durability Modeling","authors":"Aaditya Sharma, Jayachandiran K, Shankar Raman Dhanushkodi, Haijiang Wang, Zhongwei Chen","doi":"10.1002/elan.70204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70204","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) remains the principal kinetic bottleneck impeding the widespread adoption of hydrogen-based energy technologies. The inherently sluggish four-electron transfer process necessitates high platinum group metal (PGM) loadings, driving up costs and compromising durability, two factors that severely limit large-scale commercialization. Despite decades of research, the rational design of durable, high-performance ORR electrocatalysts has proven elusive, constrained by the vast compositional design space and the limitations of both trial-and-error experimentation and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have reshaped the landscape of catalyst discovery, enabling predictive structure–activity modeling, rapid development of surrogate models, and autonomous exploration of chemical design spaces. This review critically surveys AI and ML applications across the catalyst development pipeline, from dataset curation and supervised or deep learning models for activity prediction to ML-accelerated DFT screening and Bayesian optimization for autonomous discovery. Special attention is devoted to durability and degradation modeling, which remains underdeveloped compared to activity prediction despite its central importance for practical deployment.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/elan.70204","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simultaneous Determination of Methyl Parathion and 4-Nitrophenol Using Reduced Graphene Oxide and Hafnium Oxide (rGO/HfO2) Nanocomposite","authors":"Heejeong Ryu, Jie He, Yangchao Luo, Yu Lei","doi":"10.1002/elan.70219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70219","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Methyl parathion (MP) is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide, while 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) is both an industrial contaminant and a methyl parathion degradation product. Because the two compounds can coexist, their simultaneous electrochemical determination is important but analytically challenging. In this study, a reduced graphene oxide/hafnium oxide (rGO/HfO<sub>2</sub>) nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode was investigated for simultaneous determination of MP and 4-NP. Unlike our previously reported rGO/HfO<sub>2</sub> method, which focused on sensitive detection of MP alone based on its strong reduction peak at a near-neutral pH, this work exploits the pH-enabled simultaneous detection of MP and its degradation product, 4-NP. Atomic force microscopy was used to compare the surface morphologies of GO, HfO<sub>2</sub>, and rGO/HfO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposite. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were then utilized to analyze the electrochemical behavior of MP and 4-NP on the sensing composite at different pH values, identifying pH 5 as the optimal condition for resolving their respective oxidation responses. Under these conditions, a simple linear sweep voltammetry produced concentration-dependent oxidation responses from 100 to 1000 ppb, with detection limits of 34 ppb for MP and 49 ppb for 4-NP. Interference studies indicated that the selected compounds produced only limited changes in the analytical responses. Tests using filtered river water spiked with MP and 4-NP further demonstrated the feasibility of simultaneous determination in an environmental matrix. These results establish the feasibility of pH-enabled, cost-effective, sensitive, and user-friendly simultaneous detection of hazardous pesticides and their byproducts.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simultaneous Determination of Methyl Parathion and 4-Nitrophenol Using Reduced Graphene Oxide and Hafnium Oxide (rGO/HfO2) Nanocomposite","authors":"Heejeong Ryu, Jie He, Yangchao Luo, Yu Lei","doi":"10.1002/elan.70219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70219","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Methyl parathion (MP) is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide, while 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) is both an industrial contaminant and a methyl parathion degradation product. Because the two compounds can coexist, their simultaneous electrochemical determination is important but analytically challenging. In this study, a reduced graphene oxide/hafnium oxide (rGO/HfO<sub>2</sub>) nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode was investigated for simultaneous determination of MP and 4-NP. Unlike our previously reported rGO/HfO<sub>2</sub> method, which focused on sensitive detection of MP alone based on its strong reduction peak at a near-neutral pH, this work exploits the pH-enabled simultaneous detection of MP and its degradation product, 4-NP. Atomic force microscopy was used to compare the surface morphologies of GO, HfO<sub>2</sub>, and rGO/HfO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposite. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were then utilized to analyze the electrochemical behavior of MP and 4-NP on the sensing composite at different pH values, identifying pH 5 as the optimal condition for resolving their respective oxidation responses. Under these conditions, a simple linear sweep voltammetry produced concentration-dependent oxidation responses from 100 to 1000 ppb, with detection limits of 34 ppb for MP and 49 ppb for 4-NP. Interference studies indicated that the selected compounds produced only limited changes in the analytical responses. Tests using filtered river water spiked with MP and 4-NP further demonstrated the feasibility of simultaneous determination in an environmental matrix. These results establish the feasibility of pH-enabled, cost-effective, sensitive, and user-friendly simultaneous detection of hazardous pesticides and their byproducts.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148943027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Sathya, R. Jagatheesan, D. Gopi, C. Christopher, R. Nagalakshmi
{"title":"Carbon-Based Electrodes in Electro-Organic Synthesis: Materials, Applications, and Perspectives","authors":"V. Sathya, R. Jagatheesan, D. Gopi, C. Christopher, R. Nagalakshmi","doi":"10.1002/elan.70216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70216","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Carbon-based electrodes are widely used in electro-organic synthesis due to their excellent conductivity, stability, and tunable surface properties. This review highlights the roles of glassy carbon, graphite, carbon felt, carbon nanotubes, and graphene in promoting key oxidative and reductive transformations. The influence of surface morphology, functionalization, and electron transfer kinetics on reaction efficiency and selectivity is discussed. Recent advances in C<span></span>H activation, cross-coupling, and functional group interconversions using carbon electrodes are summarized. The benefits of these materials for sustainable synthesis and scalable processes are emphasized, along with current challenges and future directions in electrode design.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Sathya, R. Jagatheesan, D. Gopi, C. Christopher, R. Nagalakshmi
{"title":"Carbon-Based Electrodes in Electro-Organic Synthesis: Materials, Applications, and Perspectives","authors":"V. Sathya, R. Jagatheesan, D. Gopi, C. Christopher, R. Nagalakshmi","doi":"10.1002/elan.70216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70216","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Carbon-based electrodes are widely used in electro-organic synthesis due to their excellent conductivity, stability, and tunable surface properties. This review highlights the roles of glassy carbon, graphite, carbon felt, carbon nanotubes, and graphene in promoting key oxidative and reductive transformations. The influence of surface morphology, functionalization, and electron transfer kinetics on reaction efficiency and selectivity is discussed. Recent advances in C<span></span>H activation, cross-coupling, and functional group interconversions using carbon electrodes are summarized. The benefits of these materials for sustainable synthesis and scalable processes are emphasized, along with current challenges and future directions in electrode design.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Non-Invasive Electrochemical Female-Hormone Monitoring Platform for Fertility and Menstrual-Cycle Management","authors":"Qiong Wu, Shuai Liu, Kun Wang","doi":"10.1002/elan.70217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70217","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A modular electrochemical platform was evaluated for monitoring estradiol (E2), progesterone (P4), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in artificial sweat, artificial saliva, phosphate-buffered saline, and a spiked commercial matrix. Disposable screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) carried target-specific interfaces: a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-MXene aptamer interface, a tin oxide-graphene/AuNP molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-aptamer interface, a closed bipolar electrode electrochemiluminescence immunosensor, and a reduced graphene oxide/multiwalled carbon nanotube/thionine/AuNP immunosensor. Cyclic voltammetry, square-wave voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, electrochemiluminescence, and chronoamperometry were used for interface characterization and analyte measurement. The limits of detection were 0.21 pM for E2, 1.82 pM for P4, 8.9 µIU mL<sup>−1</sup> for LH, and 0.063 mIU mL<sup>−1</sup> for FSH. Recoveries were within 90%–110%, and signal retention exceeded 86% after 28 days. Mixed-effects analysis separated architecture effects from batch variance, whereas Bland–Altman and Passing–Bablok analyses supported agreement with a reference series. A 28-day cycle model classified the fertile window with a receiver operating characteristic area under the curve above 0.95. The results support a modular analytical strategy but identify integration, cost, and single-readout validation as priorities for translation.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Non-Invasive Electrochemical Female-Hormone Monitoring Platform for Fertility and Menstrual-Cycle Management","authors":"Qiong Wu, Shuai Liu, Kun Wang","doi":"10.1002/elan.70217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70217","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A modular electrochemical platform was evaluated for monitoring estradiol (E2), progesterone (P4), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in artificial sweat, artificial saliva, phosphate-buffered saline, and a spiked commercial matrix. Disposable screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) carried target-specific interfaces: a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-MXene aptamer interface, a tin oxide-graphene/AuNP molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-aptamer interface, a closed bipolar electrode electrochemiluminescence immunosensor, and a reduced graphene oxide/multiwalled carbon nanotube/thionine/AuNP immunosensor. Cyclic voltammetry, square-wave voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, electrochemiluminescence, and chronoamperometry were used for interface characterization and analyte measurement. The limits of detection were 0.21 pM for E2, 1.82 pM for P4, 8.9 µIU mL<sup>−1</sup> for LH, and 0.063 mIU mL<sup>−1</sup> for FSH. Recoveries were within 90%–110%, and signal retention exceeded 86% after 28 days. Mixed-effects analysis separated architecture effects from batch variance, whereas Bland–Altman and Passing–Bablok analyses supported agreement with a reference series. A 28-day cycle model classified the fertile window with a receiver operating characteristic area under the curve above 0.95. The results support a modular analytical strategy but identify integration, cost, and single-readout validation as priorities for translation.</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facilitation of Ion Transport Across a Bilayer Lipid Membrane Induced by the Inhalation Anesthetic Sevoflurane","authors":"Hirotaka Matsumoto, Keisei Sowa, Yuki Kitazumi, Osamu Shirai","doi":"10.1002/elan.70218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70218","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sevoflurane significantly enhanced ion permeability across a bilayer lipid membrane (BLM). It is a typical inhalational anesthetic with a dielectric constant (8.1) higher than that inside the BLM (≈2.0). An increase (1.04 times) in the inner dielectric constant of the BLM is proposed to result from the accumulation of sevoflurane within the membrane. This increase is responsible for the facilitation of ion transport by enhancing the distribution coefficient of the electrolyte ions (17.6 times).</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facilitation of Ion Transport Across a Bilayer Lipid Membrane Induced by the Inhalation Anesthetic Sevoflurane","authors":"Hirotaka Matsumoto, Keisei Sowa, Yuki Kitazumi, Osamu Shirai","doi":"10.1002/elan.70218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.70218","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sevoflurane significantly enhanced ion permeability across a bilayer lipid membrane (BLM). It is a typical inhalational anesthetic with a dielectric constant (8.1) higher than that inside the BLM (≈2.0). An increase (1.04 times) in the inner dielectric constant of the BLM is proposed to result from the accumulation of sevoflurane within the membrane. This increase is responsible for the facilitation of ion transport by enhancing the distribution coefficient of the electrolyte ions (17.6 times).</p>","PeriodicalId":162,"journal":{"name":"Electroanalysis","volume":"38 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}