Dynamical Electrocatalysis

Dynamic catalysis aims to overcome the limitations of conventional catalysts by applying an oscillating surface binding energy to the catalyst surface. By tuning the oscillation parameters, optimal conditions can be created for each reaction step. In doing so, Sabatier's principle - which states that the optimal catalyst should bind to the reaction intermediate not too strongly, and not too weakly - can be circumnavigated, yielding a significant increase in

the overall reaction rate, and product selectivity. Dynamic catalysis is studied - on a theoretical level – using nonlinear differential rate reaction equations, which can be adapted to very general reaction rate schemes, but also to specific reactions We apply dynamic catalysis in particular to electrocatalytic reaction, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction or carbon dioxide reduction reactions, initially focusing on theoretical predictions to be validated later.