Coupling Cu with Au for enhanced electrocatalytic activity of nitrogen reduction reaction

Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1811-1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongqin Liu ◽  
Liang Huang ◽  
Xinyang Zhu ◽  
Youxing Fang ◽  
Shaojun Dong
Keyword(s):  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Nitrogen Reduction

The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions is currently attracting intense attention, but it still remains a great challenge to develop highly selective and active NRR electrocatalysts.

Promoting Nitrogen Electroreduction to Ammonia with Bismuth Nanocrystals and Potassium Cations in Water

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaecheol Choi ◽  
Hoang-Long Du ◽  
Manjunath Chatti ◽  
Bryan H. R. Suryanto ◽  
Alexandr Simonov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Aqueous Electrolyte ◽  
Electrolyte Solutions ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Nitrogen Reduction ◽  
Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions

We demonstrate that bismuth exhibits no measurable electrocatalytic activity for the nitrogen reduction reaction to ammonia in aqueous electrolyte solutions, contrary to several recent reports on the highly impressive rates of Bi-catalysed electrosynthesis of NH<sub>3</sub> from N<sub>2</sub>.

p-Block Element-doped Silicon Nanowires for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: A DFT Study

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongyuan Guo ◽  
Lakshitha Jasin Arachchige ◽  
Siyao Qiu ◽  
Xiao Li Zhang ◽  
Yongjun Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Nanowires ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Dft Study ◽  
Block Element ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Nitrogen Reduction ◽  
Green Route ◽  
Doped Silicon

Photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a promising, green route to chemically reducing N2 into NH3 under ambient conditions, correlating to the N2 fixation process of nitrogenase enzymes. To achieve...

Highly efficient electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrogen reduction reactions on a VN nanowire array under ambient conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (42) ◽  
pp. 5323-5325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Zhang ◽  
Rong-Mei Kong ◽  
Huitong Du ◽  
Lian Xia ◽  
Fengli Qu
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Ammonia Synthesis ◽  
Nanowire Array ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Carbon Cloth ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Faradaic Efficiency ◽  
Nitrogen Reduction ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
High Ammonia

A VN nanowire array on carbon cloth (VN/CC) as a high-performance catalyst for the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) affords high ammonia yield (2.48 × 10−10 mol−1 s−1 cm−2) and faradaic efficiency (3.58%) at −0.3 V versus RHE in 0.1 M HCl.

Surface oxidized two-dimensional antimonene nanosheets for electrochemical ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4735-4739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munkhjargal Bat-Erdene ◽  
Guangrui Xu ◽  
Munkhbayar Batmunkh ◽  
Abdulaziz S. R. Bati ◽  
Jessica J. White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ammonia Synthesis ◽  
Surface Oxidation ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Nitrogen Reduction

Few-layer antimonene nanosheets with surface oxidation have been used as an efficient nitrogen reduction reaction electrocatalyst for ammonia synthesis.

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