In one sentence: Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered transient species and reaction pathways in a common
electrochemical system interface using liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry and a vacuum - compatible electrochemical microfluidic reactor.
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a way to measure this common
electrochemical system interface in place and in real time — a previously impossible task.
Not exact matches
Using the liquid SIMS technique and the newly patented
electrochemical System for Analysis at the Liquid Vacuum
Interface (SALVI), the researchers discovered transient species and reaction pathways in the solid - liquid i
Interface (SALVI), the researchers discovered transient species and reaction pathways in the solid - liquid
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Why It Matters: The solid - liquid
interface is the most common
interface in
electrochemical systems.
The LLNL team has built a strong foundation of coupling spectroscopy experiments with advanced simulations and has recently extended their work to include
electrochemical systems [1] and surface /
interface electronic structure of hydrogen storage materials.
We employ a Model - Integrated Synthesis, Characterization and Experiment (MISCE) approach to achieve fundamental understanding and experimentally - validated conceptual and computational models of fluid - solid
interfaces (FSIs) representative of those encountered in advanced energy
systems and devices, including batteries, supercapacitors and photo - and
electrochemical cells.
In a broader sense, the new simulation capability represents the first step toward a unified method for the simulation of realistic, heterogeneous
interfaces in
electrochemical systems.