Front Cover: Electron Redistribution Drives Structural Ordering in Sulfate (SO <sub>4</sub> ) Adlayers (ChemElectroChem 1/2026)
At positive electrode potentials, adsorbed SO4 (blue central atom) and H2O form an ordered adlayer at the Au(111)-electrolyte interface (shown in the background). During this transition, chains of closely spaced SO4 adsorbates emerge. These chains are stabilized by coadsorbed H2O, enabling electron redistribution between the hydrogen-bonded adsorbates, as supported by DFT and AIMD analyses. This uncovers a unique adsorbate-adsorbate interaction where electrons delocalize between adsorbate pairs. More information can be found in the Research Article by Jan Rossmeisl and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/celc.202500311).
Authors
- Olaf Magnus Magnussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4900-0880)
- Amanda Schramm Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-0031)
- Marcus F. Nygaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-4632)
- Jan Rossmeisl
- Martin L. Lundquist
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel (DE)
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ChemElectroChem
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.70139
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00