Vibrational Stark shift spectroscopy of catalysts under the influence of electric fields at electrode–solution interfaces
Dhritiman Bhattacharyya, Pablo E. Videla, Mauricio Cattaneo, Víctor S. Batista, Tianquan Lian, Clifford P. Kubiak
Abstract
synthetic tuning of the adsorbed molecular catalysts on the electrode surface and by combining experimental VSFG data with theoretical modelling of the Stark shift response. The resulting insights at the molecular level are particularly valuable for the development of new methodologies to control and characterize catalysts confined to electrode surfaces. This Perspective article is focused on how systematic modifications of molecules anchored to surfaces report information concerning the geometric, energetic, and electronic parameters of catalysts under bias attached to electrode surfaces.
Topics & Concepts
Stark effectElectric fieldElectrocatalystElectrochemistryElectrodeCatalysisSpectroscopyCharacterization (materials science)Chemical physicsMaterials scienceChemistryWorking electrodeAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Inorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion