SWP2.2: Electrolyte effects on interfacial reactivity in nanoconfinement

• Detailed systematic insights into the intricate interplay between electrolyte effects and nanostructure effects on the rates of OER, HER, Li (de)intercalation and CO2RR
• Design rules for the optimization of nanostructured electrodes materials for all four reactions, including kinetic simulation models incorporating surface kinetics and mass transport for the (semi-)quantitative prediction of activity and selectivity patterns

The central hypothesis of this Work Package is that significant activity and selectivity gains can be obtained by tuning the nanostructure of an electrode, and the corresponding electrolyte microenvironment, provided that we understand the above-mentioned intricate interplay. This implies strong collaborations between different sWPs, as well as a central role for modeling the connection between surface reactivity and mass transport in nanostructured architectures.