Applying an electric potential causes a proton to transfer from a hydronium ion (at right) to an electrode's surface. (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Applying an electric potential causes a proton to transfer from a hydronium ion (at right) to an electrode's surface.

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Applying an electric potential causes a proton to transfer from a hydronium ion (at right) to an electrode's surface. Using electrodes with molecularly defined proton binding sites, MIT researchers developed a general model for these interfacial proton-coupled electron transfer reactions.

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