REDEEM-electrocat: Rethinking Electrode Design - Emergent Electronic and Magnetic effects in electrocatalysis
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Alexander Cowan (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Banerji LC
(2024)
Studying the cation dependence of CO2 reduction intermediates at Cu by in situ VSFG spectroscopy.
in Chemical science
Jang H
(2025)
Spin-Polarized Nonferromagnetic Surfaces for Electrocatalysis: Chemo-Spintronics
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
| Description | New electrode structures which generate out of plane magnetic fields and possible spin polarisation of the current have been prepared and tested for three model reactions. Studies on carbon dioxide reduction indicate that the magnetic field may inhibit activity. Studies on water oxidation show an increase in activity with gold electrodes, traditionally a less active surface. Hydrogen evolution can be supressed in acid but enhanced in alkali due to an interplay of spin and magnetic effects. Overall we believe we have demonstrated that we can decouple spin-state control from magnetic field effects during electrocatalysis. A manuscript is in preparation as is a patent filing which we have now (2024) had agreement from all partners on how to proceed |
| Exploitation Route | By stabilising/destabilising the different spin states of intermediates we are providing a new way to design electrocatalytic materials with wide impacts on green hydrogen, carbon dioxide utilisation, energy storage materials |
| Sectors | Chemicals Energy |
| Description | The work led to a patent filing and we are now exploring routes to exploit the ip with potential economic impact |
| First Year Of Impact | 2026 |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Title | Multilayer electrodes |
| Description | The present invention relates to a multilayer electrode for an electrocatalytic reaction, an electrochemical cell, a method of making the multilayer electrode, a method of modifying the activity of an electrocatalyst, a method of achieving a desired electrocatalytic activity in an electrocatalytic reaction, the use of a metallic magnetic material to modify the activity of an electrocatalyst and the use of the multilayer electrode to control the rate of an electrocatalytic reaction. |
| IP Reference | |
| Protection | Patent / Patent application |
| Year Protection Granted | 2024 |
| Licensed | No |