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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
卷 123, 期 28, 页码 17325-17334出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03639
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21802170]
- Central South University [502045001]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [21832004]
The sluggish kinetics of hydrogen evolution/oxidation reactions in alkaline media remains a technical barrier for alkaline membrane fuel cells and a scientific puzzle under heated discussion in fundamental electrocatalysis. Much attention has been centered around thermodynamic origins, whereas microscopic kinetics is less understood and a quantitative account of key factors is yet missing. To fill in this gap, a microscopic Hamiltonian model is developed for the alkaline Volmer step, an elementary step of hydrogen reactions, encompassing electronic interactions, bond breaking, solvent reorganization, and double-layer electrostatic effects. The model gives out a simple yet informative analytical formula for the activation barrier of the alkaline Volmer step, quantifying the contributions of various factors; roughly speaking, one quarter of the H-OH bond energy enters into the activation energy. This model elucidates that the larger activation energy seen at a more charged interface is not because it is more difficult to reorganize the solvents but rather because it consumes more work in bringing OH- to the double layer, namely, a larger work term. Previous strategies used to boost the activity of hydrogen reactions in alkaline media are rationalized in a coherent framework.
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