Comprehensive understanding of the thriving ambient electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction

X Zhao, G Hu, GF Chen, H Zhang, S Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical method of combining N2 and H2O to produce ammonia (ie, the
electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction [E‐NRR]) continues to draw attention as it is …

Emerging Xene‐Based Single‐Atom Catalysts: Theory, Synthesis, and Catalytic Applications

M Wang, Y Hu, J Pu, Y Zi, W Huang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the emergence of novel 2D monoelemental materials (Xenes), eg,
graphdiyne, borophene, phosphorene, antimonene, bismuthene, and stanene, has …

Strategies to suppress hydrogen evolution for highly selective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: challenges and perspectives

Y Ren, C Yu, X Tan, H Huang, Q Wei… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia, as a significant chemical for fertilizer production and also a promising energy
carrier, is mainly produced through the traditional energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process …

Building up a picture of the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction activity of transition metal single-atom catalysts

X Liu, Y Jiao, Y Zheng, M Jaroniec… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The lack of chemical understanding and efficient catalysts impedes the development of
electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR) for ammonia production. In this work, we …

Theoretical insights into single-atom catalysts

L Li, X Chang, X Lin, ZJ Zhao, J Gong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with atomically dispersed metals have emerged as a new
class of heterogeneous catalysts and have attracted considerable interest because they …

High-throughput screening of synergistic transition metal dual-atom catalysts for efficient nitrogen fixation

X Lv, W Wei, B Huang, Y Dai, T Frauenheim - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Great enthusiasm in single-atom catalysts (SACs) for the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR)
has been aroused by the discovery of metal–N x as a promising catalytic center. However …

Rational Catalyst Design for N2 Reduction under Ambient Conditions: Strategies toward Enhanced Conversion Efficiency

L Shi, Y Yin, S Wang, H Sun - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ammonia (NH3), one of the basic chemicals in most fertilizers and a promising carbon-free
energy storage carrier, is typically synthesized via the Haber–Bosch process with high …

Potassium‐ion‐assisted regeneration of active cyano groups in carbon nitride nanoribbons: visible‐light‐driven photocatalytic nitrogen reduction

W Wang, H Zhang, S Zhang, Y Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As a metal‐free nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) photocatalyst, g‐C3N4 is available from a
scalable synthesis at low cost. Importantly, it can be readily functionalized to enhance …

Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer

L Ju, X Tan, X Mao, Y Gu, S Smith, A Du, Z Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Efficient and selective CO2 electroreduction into chemical fuels promises to alleviate
environmental pollution and energy crisis, but it relies on catalysts with controllable product …

Biomass Solid‐State Electrolyte with Abundant Ion and Water Channels for Flexible Zinc–Air Batteries

H Dou, M Xu, Z Zhang, D Luo, A Yu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible zinc–air batteries are the leading candidates as the next‐generation power source
for flexible/wearable electronics. However, constructing safe and high‐performance solid …