Symposium 4
Electrocatalysis

Sponsoring Divisions: Division 4, Electrochemical Materials Science; Division 6, Molecular Electrochemistry; Division 7, Physical Electrochemistry

This symposium will offer an interdisciplinary discussion platform for new results, concepts and methodologies in electrocatalysis . Electrocatalysis has attracted great attention in recent years due to its essential role in fuel cells, electrosynthesis and biosensors. The investigation of electrocatalysis always involves new catalytic materials, novel in-situ methods, and profound understanding of catalytic reaction mechanisms and kinetics. The symposium will thus cover both fundamental aspects and the important applications of electrocatalysis.

Topics include but are not limited to:
- Structure and reactivity in electrocatalysis: single crystals, nanoparticles and dealloyed surfaces
- Spectroscopy at electrocatalytic interfaces, reaction mechanism and kinetics
- Theoretical and computational methods in electrocatalysis
- Electrocatalysis at immobilised redox centers and in ionic liquids
- Biological electrocatalysis: from biochemistry to biomimetic systems
- Carbon challenge: electrocatalytic capture of carbon dioxide
- Electrocatalysts and fuel cells

Symposium organizers:
Shi-Gang Sun, (Coordinator) Xiamen University, China
sgsun@xmu.edu.cn
Enrique Herrero, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
herrero@ua.es
Pei Kang Shen, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
stsspk@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Peter Strasser, Technical University Berlin, Germany-University of Houston, USA
pstrasser@uh.edu
Marcin Opallo, Inst. of Physical Chemistry, Polish Acad. of Sciences, Poland
mopallo@ichf.edu.pl
Jeff Greeley, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
jgreeley@anl.gov