Methodological Significance of "Property-Activity Relationship" for Catalyst Studies

Authors

Jun-Tao LU
Li XIAO
De-Li WANG
Yu-Bao SUN
Yan-Ge SUO
Lin ZHUANG

Abstract

Instead of attempting the structure-activity relationship (SAR), which is commonly regarded as the core problem for catalyst studies, this paper highlights the methodological significance of “property-activity relationship (PAR)”. The “property” here refers to an index （such as the adsorption energy of an intermediate） or a group of indexes reflecting the behavior of a catalyst which interacts with reactants or intermediates, and is a bridge between structure and activity. Because property is related to activity more directly than structure to activity, PAR should be simpler, less difficult and, therefore, more feasible to be accessed than SAR. Once the key property is identified by establishing PAR, one can go further to explore structure-property relationship (SPR). This paper exemplifies that SPR plus PAR is not only equivalent to SAR, but also able to provide more information than SAR does alone for a deeper understanding of the catalyst.

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Keywords

property-activity relationship, structure-property relationship, structure-activity relationship, electrochemical catalysts, hydrogen electrode reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, methanol oxidation, formic acid oxidation

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.2906

Publication Date

2012-06-28

Online Available Date

2012-03-16

Revised Date

2012-03-14

Received Date

2011-11-21

Recommended Citation

Jun-Tao LU, Li XIAO, De-Li WANG, Yu-Bao SUN, Yan-Ge SUO, Lin ZHUANG. Methodological Significance of "Property-Activity Relationship" for Catalyst Studies[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2012 , 18(3): Article 4.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.2906
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol18/iss3/4

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