Perfecting electrocatalysts<i>via</i>imperfections: towards the large-scale deployment of water electrolysis technology

Abstract

A tuned electronic structure favors the electrocatalytic water splitting reaction<italic>via</italic>accelerating the reaction kinetics, changing the rate-determining step, and optimizing the adsorption energy for intermediates; this is achieved<italic>via</italic>intentionally incorporating imperfections into the crystal lattices of electrocatalysts.