2 ) is accelerated (right). Credit: Cho et al., Interfacial Water-Networks Regulate the Anodic Stability of Carbon Electrodes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition "> Interfacial water structure regulates the stability of carbon electrodes. When interfacial water molecules form an ordered, strongly hydrogen-bonded network, the carbon surface remains stable (left). When the network is disrupted, carbon corrosion (oxidation of carbon to CO 2 ) is accelerated (right). Credit: Cho et al., Interfacial Water-Networks Regulate the Anodic Stability of Carbon Electrodes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Carbon is inexpensive, conductive, and widely used in technologies such as fuel cells and water electrolyzers.…