The Impact of Electric Fields on Processes at Electrode Interfaces

The application of external electric fields to influence chemical reactions at electrode interfaces has attracted considerable interest in recent years. However, the design of electric fields to achieve highly efficient and selective catalytic systems, akin to the optimized fields found at enzyme active sites, remains a significant challenge. Consequently, there has been substantial effort in probing and understanding the interfacial electric fields at electrode/electrolyte interfaces and their effect on adsorbates. In this review, we examine recent advances in experimental, computational, and theoretical studies of the interfacial electric field, the origin of the vibrational Stark effect of adsorbates on…

• DO
  Division of Chemistry

  Awards: CHE-2153757, CHE-1853908
• AF
  Air Force Office of Scientific Research

  Award: FA9550-18-1-0420
• AR
  Army Research Office

  Award: W911NF2110337
• NS
  National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

  Award: DGE-2038238