Spin-dependent electrocatalysis

Zhengjie Chen; Xiaoning Li; Hao Ma; Yuwei Zhang; Jing Peng; Tianyi Ma; Zhenxiang Cheng; Jose Gracia; Yuanmiao Sun; Zhichuan J Xu

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwae314

Spin-dependent electrocatalysis

Natl Sci Rev. 2024 Sep 5;11(9):nwae314. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwae314. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Authors

Zhengjie Chen¹, Xiaoning Li^{2

3}, Hao Ma⁴, Yuwei Zhang², Jing Peng^{1

4}, Tianyi Ma³, Zhenxiang Cheng⁵, Jose Gracia⁶, Yuanmiao Sun^{1

4}, Zhichuan J Xu^{2

7}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen 518107, China.
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
³ School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia.
⁴ Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
⁵ Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong 2500, Australia.
⁶ MagnetoCat SL, General Polavieja 9 3I, Alicante 03012, Spain.
⁷ Center for Advanced Catalysis Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

Abstract

The shift towards sustainable energy requires efficient electrochemical conversion technologies, emphasizing the crucial need for robust electrocatalyst design. Recent findings reveal that the efficiency of some electrocatalytic reactions is spin-dependent, with spin configuration dictating performance. Consequently, understanding the spin's role and controlling it in electrocatalysts is important. This review succinctly outlines recent investigations into spin-dependent electrocatalysis, stressing its importance in energy conversion. It begins with an introduction to spin-related features, discusses characterization techniques for identifying spin configurations, and explores strategies for fine-tuning them. At the end, the article provides insights into future research directions, aiming to reveal more unknown fundamentals of spin-dependent electrocatalysis and encourage further exploration in spin-related research and applications.

Keywords: characterization techniques; manipulation strategies; spin configuration; spin-dependent electrocatalysis; spin-related features.

Publication types

Review