Reorienting Interfacial Water via Nanostructure Tip Effect to Accelerate Oxygen Reduction Kinetics

Key Points

• The aim is to improve the kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction by manipulating interfacial water structure.
• Manipulated localized electric fields using nanostructures
• Optimized interfacial water configurations
• Studied effects on oxygen reduction reaction kinetics
• Significant enhancement in oxygen reduction reaction kinetics observed
• Optimized interfacial water structure promotes better reaction efficiency
• Demonstrated effectiveness of localized electric field in reorienting water