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ArticleJACS Au2025

Magnetic Field-Driven Interface Hydroxylation via the Vibrational Stark Effect Boosts Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

Xiayan Yao, Jianwei Guo, Zhi Wang, Guoyu Qian, XiangYu Wang, Dong Wang, Xuzhong Gong

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Xiayan YaoNational Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
Jianwei GuoNational Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
Zhi WangNational Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3440-0435
Guoyu QianNational Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7953-7155
XiangYu WangNational Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
Dong WangNational Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
Xuzhong GongNational Engineering Research Center of Green Recycling for Strategic Metal Resources, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4639-0898

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Abstract

Tuning interfacial water structures is a fundamental yet underexplored strategy for advancing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and broader electrocatalytic processes. Here, we demonstrate a universal and scalable catalytic optimization strategy via the magnetic field-driven reconfiguration of interfacial water at the molecular level. Unlike conventional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) strategies focusing on mass transport, this work pioneers a molecular-level interfacial water structure modulation via the vibrational Stark effect (VSE), achieving intrinsic catalytic enhancement for HER. In situ Raman spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations reveal that the permanent magnetic field-induced amplification of the DDAA configuration population is governed by the VSE, leading to a restructured interfacial weak hydrogen bond (HB) network and enhanced charge transfer kinetics. As a result, under a 1 T permanent magnetic field and a controlled flow rate of 100 mL/min, the HER overpotential is reduced by 50 mV at 10 mA·cm

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asymmetrically bonded tetrahedral waterhydrogen evolution reactionhydroxylationmagnetic fieldvibrational Stark effectweak hydrogen bonding

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PMID40881423
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