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  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Electrocatalyst nanoparticles on conductive supports are crucial for electrochemical devices.
  • Metal-support interactions create complex local reaction environments (LRE) around nanoparticles.
  • Understanding LRE is vital for optimizing electrocatalyst performance and lifetime.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce quantitative descriptors for the local reaction environment (LRE) around supported nanoparticles.
  • To investigate factors influencing the effective ion concentration and local electrostatic potential.
  • To develop an activity descriptor for designing and optimizing nanoparticle electrocatalysts.

Main Methods:

  • Introduced 'effective ion concentration' as a descriptor for LRE.
  • Utilized a model system of gold-supported silver nanoparticles in acidic solutions.
  • Defined a complementary LRE descriptor including local electrostatic potential and an activity descriptor.

Main Results:

  • Investigated the dependence of effective proton concentration on nanoparticle size, packing density, material properties, and electrode potential.
  • Developed reaction-agnostic LRE descriptors and combined them with kinetic parameters to form an activity descriptor.
  • Demonstrated the potential of these descriptors for the rational design of electrocatalysts.

Conclusions:

  • The effective ion concentration and local electrostatic potential provide quantitative insights into the LRE.
  • The developed activity descriptor can guide the optimization of nanoparticle-based electrocatalysts.
  • This work offers a pathway for improved design of electrocatalysts for fuel cells and electrolyzers.