Department of Interface Chemistry and Surface Engineering, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 40237 Düsseldorf (Germany) www.mpie.de/ecat.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Jan 3;53(1):102-21. doi: 10.1002/anie.201306588. Epub 2013 Dec 11.
Electrochemistry will play a vital role in creating sustainable energy solutions in the future, particularly for the conversion and storage of electrical into chemical energy in electrolysis cells, and the reverse conversion and utilization of the stored energy in galvanic cells. The common challenge in both processes is the development of-preferably abundant-nanostructured materials that can catalyze the electrochemical reactions of interest with a high rate over a sufficiently long period of time. An overall understanding of the related processes and mechanisms occurring under the operation conditions is a necessity for the rational design of materials that meet these requirements. A promising strategy to develop such an understanding is the investigation of the impact of material properties on reaction activity/selectivity and on catalyst stability under the conditions of operation, as well as the application of complementary in situ techniques for the investigation of catalyst structure and composition.
电化学将在未来的可持续能源解决方案中发挥至关重要的作用，特别是在电解池中将电能转化和存储为化学能，以及在原电池中将存储的能量反向转化和利用。这两个过程中共同的挑战是开发（最好是丰富的）纳米结构材料，这些材料可以在足够长的时间内以高速率催化感兴趣的电化学反应。为了合理设计满足这些要求的材料，需要全面了解在操作条件下发生的相关过程和机制。一种有前途的策略是研究材料特性对反应活性/选择性以及在操作条件下催化剂稳定性的影响，并应用互补的原位技术来研究催化剂的结构和组成。
