Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Electrochemical Science and Energy Conversion

Additional sessions will consider solid-state and polymer electrolytes, interphase formation on lithium and sodium metal anodes, redox-flow architectures, and electrocatalytic mechanisms for oxygen reduction, hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, and nitrogen fixation. Presentations may address impedance spectroscopy, rotating-disk and ring-disk measurements, in situ Raman and infrared monitoring, and operando diffraction of working electrodes. Discussion will extend to degradation pathways such as transition-metal dissolution, gas evolution, and mechanical fracture, together with strategies for extending cycle life. Modelling of porous electrodes, concentrated-solution theory, and microkinetic descriptions of charge-transfer steps will also be featured. Progress in electrochemical energy storage and conversion will be examined from the standpoint of efficiency, selectivity, scalability, and cost, with particular interest in sodium-ion, zinc-air, metal–sulfur, and redox-mediated systems relevant to grid-scale and distributed deployment.