Surface charging behaviors of electrocatalytic interfaces with partially charged chemisorbates

The surface charge is a key concept in electrochemistry. Mathematically, the surface charge is obtained from a spatial integration of the volume charge along a particular direction. Ambiguities thus arise in choosing the starting and ending points of the integration. As for electrocatalytic interfaces, the presence of chemisorbates further complicates the situation. In this minireview, I adopt a definition of the surface charge within a continuum picture of the electric double layer. I will introduce surface charging behaviors of firstly ordinary electrochemical interfaces and then electrocatalytic interfaces featuring partially charged chemisorbates. Particularly, the origin of nonmonotonic surface charging behaviors of electrocatalytic interfaces is explained using a primitive model. Finally, a brief account of previous studies on the nonmonotonic surface charging behavior is presented, as a subline of the spectacular history of electric double layer.     

The deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills equation on almost Hermitian manifolds

In this paper,we consider the deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills equation on closed almost Hermitian manifolds.In the case of the hypercritical phase,we derive a priori estimates under the existence of an admissible C-subsolution.As an application,we prove the existence of solutions for the deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills equation under the condition of existence of a supersolution.     

Effect of High Pressures on the Formation of New Compounds in the Al86Ni2Co6Gd6 Alloy

Physics of the Solid State - Using the X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy methods, the structure and the elemental and phase compositions of hypereutectic alloy Al86Ni2Co6Gd6 (hereinafter,...     

Phase Transitions in the Diluted Two-Dimensional Potts Model with the Number of Spin States q = 3 on a Square Lattice

Physics of the Solid State - The phase transitions in the two-dimensional diluted Potts model with the number of spin states q = 3 are studied by computer simulation method. The systems...     

Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils and Bottom Sediments by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry with QuEChERS Sample Preparation

Journal of Analytical Chemistry - The work is dedicated to the determination of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils and bottom sediments by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry using...     

Finite-sample properties of estimators for first and second order autoregressive processes

Statistical Inference for Stochastic Processes - The class of autoregressive (AR) processes is extensively used to model temporal dependence in observed time series. Such models are easily...     

Infrared Reflection Spectra of (FeIn2S4)x∙(In2S3)1–x Solid Solutions

Journal of Applied Spectroscopy - IR reflectance spectroscopy at 50–450 cm–1 was used to study homogeneous monocrystals of (FeIn2S3)x?(In2S3)1–x grown by the method of...     

Intermetallic Compounds CsnMk (М = Na,K, Rb,Pt, Au,Hg, Te): Geometrical and Topological Analysis,Cluster Precursors,and Self-Assembly of Crystal Structures

Crystallography Reports - A geometrical and topological analysis has been performed, and self-assembly of the crystal structures of intermetallic compounds CsnMk (М = Na, K, Rb, Pt, Au, Hg,...     

On Laser-Induced High-Order Wave Mixing and Harmonic Generation in a Graphene Quantum Dot

JETP Letters - We present results of numerical investigations of high-order wave mixing/harmonic generation (HWM/HHG) with many-body interaction processes derived by a strong two-frequency circular...     

Advances in rapid and effective break-in/conditioning/recovery of automotive PEMFC stacks

Automotive proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks need to meet manufacturer specified rated beginning-of-life (BOL) performance before being assembled into vehicles and shipped off to customers. The process of “breaking-in” of a freshly assembled stack is often referred to as “conditioning.” It has become an intensely researched area especially in automotive companies, where imminent commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) demands a short, energy- and cost-efficient, and practical conditioning protocol. Significant advances in reducing the conditioning time from 1 to 2 days to as low as 4h or less, in some cases without the use of additional inert gases such as nitrogen, and with minimal use of hydrogen, and specialized test stations will be discussed.