Abstract
This chapter will provide a concise review/snap-shots of the development of in situ electrochemical nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (including magnetic resonance imaging), in both solution and solid state, and its current state of applications to understanding chemical processes for electrochemical energy generation and storage. This will include pedagogical descriptions of involved principles and techniques and discussions of representative case studies that showcase the technical prowess of the methodologies, particularly in investigating nanomaterials used in electrocatalysis for fuel cells and energy storage devices (batteries) and associated water distribution in the former and Li metal deposits in the latter.
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- BMS:
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bulk magnetic susceptibility
- COHP:
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crystal orbital hamiltonian population
- CSI:
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chemical shift imaging
- DFT:
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density functional theory
- DNP:
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dynamic nuclear polarization
- EC:
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electrochemical
- EOS:
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electronic-orbital-specific
- FAOR:
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formic acid oxidation reaction
- FC:
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fuel cell
- FWHM:
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full width at half maximum
- GDL:
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gas diffusion layer
- LDOS:
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local density of state
- MAS:
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magic angle spinning
- MEA:
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membrane–electrode assembly
- MO:
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molecular orbital
- MOR:
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methanol oxidation reaction
- MRI:
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magnetic resonance imaging
- NMR:
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nuclear magnetic resonance
- NP:
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nanoparticle
- OCV:
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open circuit voltage
- ORR:
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oxygen reduction reaction
- PD:
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packing density
- PEMFC:
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proton-exchange membrane fuel cell
- PEM:
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proton-exchange membrane
- QSE:
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quantum size effect
- RF:
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radio frequency
- RH:
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relative humidity
- ROI:
-
regions of interest
- SD:
-
smoothly deposited
- SEI:
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solid electrolyte interphase
- SEM:
-
scanning electron microscopy
- TEM:
-
transmission electron microscopy
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Tong, Y.J. (2017). Electrochemical Energy Generation and Storage as Seen by In-Situ NMR. In: Breitkopf, C., Swider-Lyons, K. (eds) Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46657-5_12
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