What are the primary challenges associated with using spectroscopy to study industrial catalytic reactors, and how does the iso-potential operando DRIFTS technique overcome these challenges? Using ...

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Schematic of electrochemical interface under acidic 0.1 M HClO4 electrolyte (A) and alkaline 0.1 M KOH electrolyte (B) during water oxidation at ~1.5 VRHE. Osaka, Japan – Iridium oxide catalysts are ...

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Schematic of electrochemical interface under acidic 0.1 M HClO 4 electrolyte (A) and alkaline 0.1 M KOH electrolyte (B) during water oxidation at ~1.5 VRHE. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical ...