In conventional electrochemiluminescence (ECL) systems, the presence of the competitive cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in aqueous electrolytes is typically considered to be a side reaction, leading to a reduced ECL efficiency and stability due to H generation and aggregation at the electrode surface. However, the significant role of adsorbed hydrogen (H*) as a key intermediate, formed during the Volmer reaction in the HER process, has been largely overlooked. In this study, employing the luminol-HO system as a model, we for the first time demonstrate a novel H*-mediated coreactant activation mechanism, which remarkably enhances the ECL intensity. H* facilitates cleavage of the O-O bond in HO, selectively generating highly reactive hydroxyl radicals for efficient ECL reactions. Experimental investigations and theoretical calculations demonstrate that this H*-mediated mechanism achieves superior coreactant activation compared to the conventional direct electron transfer pathway, which unveils a new pathway for coreactant activation in the ECL systems.
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