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Analysis of electrocatalytic reaction schemes: distinction between rate-determining and potential-determining steps

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This paper discusses the concepts of rate-determining step and potential-determining step in the context of electrocatalytic reaction schemes, illustrates how the simpler concept of potential-determining step often captures the essence of a bottleneck in a reaction scheme, and thereby provides straightforward hints for developing better catalysts.

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I gratefully acknowledge the award of a Long-Term Fellowship of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), no. L-11527.

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  1. Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Marc T. M. Koper

  2. Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan

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This paper is dedicated to Professor Alexander Milchev on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

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Koper, M.T.M. Analysis of electrocatalytic reaction schemes: distinction between rate-determining and potential-determining steps. J Solid State Electrochem 17, 339–344 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-012-1918-x

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