Integrating Experiment with Theory to Determine the Structure of Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces
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| author | Bonagiri, Lalith Krishna Samanth Payam, Amir Farokh Aluru, Narayana R. Zhang, Yingjie |
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| contents | Electrode-electrolyte interfaces are crucial for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. At these interfaces, the liquid electrolytes form electrical double layers (EDLs). However, despite more than a century of active research, the fundamental structure of EDLs remains elusive to date. Experimental characterization and theoretical calculations have both provided insights, yet each method by itself only offers incomplete or inexact information of the multifaceted EDL structure. Here we provide a survey of the mainstream approaches for EDL quantification, with a particular focus on the emerging 3D atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) imaging which provides real-space atomic-scale EDL structures. To overcome the existing limits of EDL characterization methods, we propose a new approach to integrate 3D-AFM with classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, to enable realistic, precise, and high-throughput determination and prediction of EDL structures. As examples of real-world application, we will discuss the feasibility of using this joint experiment-theory method to unravel the EDL structure at various carbon-based electrodes for supercapacitors, batteries, and electrocatalysis. Looking forward, we believe 3D-AFM, future versions of scanning probe microscopy, and their integration with theory offer promising platforms to profile liquid structures in many electrochemical systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Integrating Experiment with Theory to Determine the Structure of Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces Bonagiri, Lalith Krishna Samanth Payam, Amir Farokh Aluru, Narayana R. Zhang, Yingjie Chemical Physics Electrode-electrolyte interfaces are crucial for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. At these interfaces, the liquid electrolytes form electrical double layers (EDLs). However, despite more than a century of active research, the fundamental structure of EDLs remains elusive to date. Experimental characterization and theoretical calculations have both provided insights, yet each method by itself only offers incomplete or inexact information of the multifaceted EDL structure. Here we provide a survey of the mainstream approaches for EDL quantification, with a particular focus on the emerging 3D atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) imaging which provides real-space atomic-scale EDL structures. To overcome the existing limits of EDL characterization methods, we propose a new approach to integrate 3D-AFM with classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, to enable realistic, precise, and high-throughput determination and prediction of EDL structures. As examples of real-world application, we will discuss the feasibility of using this joint experiment-theory method to unravel the EDL structure at various carbon-based electrodes for supercapacitors, batteries, and electrocatalysis. Looking forward, we believe 3D-AFM, future versions of scanning probe microscopy, and their integration with theory offer promising platforms to profile liquid structures in many electrochemical systems. |
| title | Integrating Experiment with Theory to Determine the Structure of Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces |
| topic | Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.10008 |