Spin polarization and chemical catalysis: what we know, what works, and what's next

Junxian Liu; Ting Liao; Zhongfang Chen; Liangzhi Kou

doi:10.1039/d5cs00239g

January 1, 2026Chemical Society Reviews

Spin polarization and chemical catalysis: what we know, what works, and what's next

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Key Points

This work aims to explore the impact of spin polarization on catalysis and identify effective strategies for its application.
Review existing literature on spin polarization in catalysis
Analyze its effects on various reactions like HER, OER, ORR, and others
Discuss future directions for leveraging spin polarization in catalytic processes.
Spin polarization significantly affects d-band levels, influencing catalytic performance.
Enhancements noted in key reactions: HER, OER, and CO2 RR due to improved carrier separation and spin filtering.
Future strategies are suggested to optimize spin effects for catalysis.

Implication

This review demonstrates the role of spin polarization in enhancing catalysis across various reactions, highlighting potential advancements.

Abstract

Spin polarization offers a powerful lever for catalysis by tuning d -band levels, e g occupancy, carrier separation, and spin filtering, enabling advances in HER, OER, ORR, CO 2 RR, ammonia synthesis, and CO oxidation.

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff420d674f7c03778d465 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cs00239g

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Spin polarization and chemical catalysis: what we know, what works, and what's next

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Spin polarization and chemical catalysis: what we know, what works, and what's next

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