The hydrogen evolution reaction: from material to interfacial descriptors
Collège de France · Délégation Paris 6 · +1 more institution
Abstract
The production of sustainable hydrogen with water electrolyzers is envisaged as one of the most promising ways to match the continuously growing demand for renewable electricity storage. While so far regarded as fast when compared to the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) regained interest in the last few years owing to its poor kinetics in alkaline electrolytes. Indeed, this slow kinetics not only may hinder the foreseen development of the anionic exchange membrane water electrolyzer (AEMWE), but also raises fundamental questions regarding the parameters governing the reaction. In this perspective, we first briefly review the fundamentals of the HER, emphasizing how studies…
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2Topics & keywords
- Electrolyte
- Interface (matter)
- Reduction (mathematics)
- Perspective (graphical)
- Kinetics
- Hydrogen
- Chemical physics
- Chemistry