Electrocatalytic Methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) at the anode of an electrocatalytic cell is of immense importance due to its role in different energy conversion processes. For example, while complete oxidation of methanol to carbon dioxide (CO2) at the anode is an integral part of the direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC), partial conversion to formic acid (HCOOH) at the anode and reduction of water to hydrogen (H2) at the cathode is being used nowadays to generate H2 in methanol assisted hydrogen evolution reaction. This project aims to use density functional theory based calculations to explore transition metal nitride based compounds as catalyst for MOR.
Quantum Chemistry/Physics, Solid state Chemistry/Physics, Statistical mechanics
Programing, exposure to Linux operating systems. These are desirable and not mandatory.
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