Monitoring the active sites for the hydrogen evolution reaction at model carbon surfaces

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2021 English Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Journal:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, volume 23, pages 10,051-10,058 (issn: 1463-9076, eissn: 1463-9084,

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Authors: Regina M. Kluge; Richard W. Haid; Ifan E. L. Stephens; Federico Calle-Vallejo; Aliaksandr S. Bandarenka;

doi: 10.1039/d1cp00434d

pmid: 33871000

Monitoring the active sites for the hydrogen evolution reaction at model carbon surfaces

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Abstract

We determine the active sites for the H2evolution on carbon in acid with atomic resolution using scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory. While terraces remain inactive, the most active sites are found at steps and defects.

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Keywords

electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy, carbon, active sites

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