物理化学学报 >> 2025, Vol. 41 >> Issue (5): 100041.doi: 10.1016/j.actphy.2024.100041

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电催化反应中的界面双电层:理论、表征与应用

曹雪婷, 察爽爽, 龚鸣*()   

  1. 复旦大学化学系, 上海市分子催化与功能材料重点实验室, 能源材料化学协同创新中心(iChem), 上海 200438
  • 收稿日期:2024-10-25 修回日期:2024-11-18 录用日期:2024-11-19 发布日期:2025-04-18
  • 通讯作者: Email: gongm@fudan.edu.cn (龚鸣)
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22172036); 中央高校基本科研业务费专项经费(20720220011)

Interfacial Electrical Double Layer in Electrocatalytic Reactions: Fundamentals, Characterizations and Applications

Xueting Cao, Shuangshuang Cha, Ming Gong*()   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
  • Received:2024-10-25 Revised:2024-11-18 Accepted:2024-11-19 Published:2025-04-18
  • Contact: Email: gongm@fudan.edu.cn (Ming Gong)
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22172036); the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(20720220011)

摘要:

界面双电层是电催化反应的核心区域。催化剂表面原子、反应物、中间体、产物、溶剂分子和离子等组分,共同构成了复杂的动态反应网络。这种特殊的组成和结构赋予界面双电层以特殊的性质,深刻地影响了电催化反应的路径与结果。本文将以电催化反应中的双电层为主要研究对象,围绕双电层理论模型及其历史沿革、双电层的实验表征方法和双电层对电催化反应的影响这三个方面,以若干电催化反应前沿研究为例,阐述双电层与电催化反应之间的关联,并介绍一些特定情形下电催化双电层研究的研究方法和研究逻辑。

关键词: 电催化, 双电层, 电极/电解液界面, 理论模型, 原位表征技术

Abstract:

The interfacial electrical double layer (EDL) is the interfacial space filled with a complex and dynamic reaction network forming by catalyst's surface atoms, reactants, intermediates, products, solvent molecules, ions, and other components. EDL has a profound impact on electrocatalytic reactions, affecting both the thermodynamics and kinetics of these processes. Manipulating the composition and structure of the EDL microenvironment sets an additional level of tuning toward the electrocatalysis, to the traditional catalyst optimization. It resembles the delicate manipulation of the environment around the active sites by protein scaffold in enzymes. However, the rational optimization of the EDL demands a deep understanding about its structure and dynamics. Problem lies in the complexities of interfacial EDL, which includes complicated multi-body interactions, few molecular-level characterization techniques, and scarce EDL modification strategies. In this tutorial, we delve into the intricacies of the interfacial EDL in electrocatalytic reactions, and seek to provide those who are new to this field a thorough summary of the theory, characterization, history, recent progresses within the regime of EDL for electrocatalysis. We begin by discussing the theoretical models that describe the structure and properties of EDL, including 4 classical EDL models, their applications in electrocatalytic analysis and modifications, and relevant calculation modulation methods. These models are arranged in the chronical order, such that a historical summary of how the EDL theory evolves from simple models to complicated details is provided. We then provide an overview of cutting-edge techniques in electrochemical measurement methods, in situ spectroscopic characterization techniques and scanning probe microscopy methods. Specifically, we aim to summarize the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, with an emphasis on their capability of probing the EDL region. The summary table can provide junior students a quick overview and a useful tool for selecting the appropriate techniques toward addressing the EDL properties for electrocatalysis. Furthermore, by combining the theory and characterization techniques, we list several pivotal studies from the past five years emphasizing on the "electrode side interfacial modification" approach and "solution side interfacial modification" approach, toward modulating the EDL to optimize the electrocatalytic properties. These examples not only show the recent progresses in this field and offer fundamental details about how researchers in this field address the problems from the aspect of EDL. With these combined theory, characterization and research samples, we hope that the new-comings can gain interest to this field, sense the enormous opportunities and understand the general principles of EDL toward electrocatalysis.

Key words: Electrocatalysis, Electrical double layer, Electrode/electrolyte interface, Theoretical model, In situ characterization technique