Designing bifunctional catalysts for urea electrolysis: progress and perspectives

Z Chen, W Wei, HK Shon, BJ Ni - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, urea electrolysis has become an attractive method for sustainable energy-saving
hydrogen production and simultaneous pollutant degradation. To improve urea electrolysis …

Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia at Ambient Condition on the (111) Facets of Transition Metal Carbonitrides

A Iqbal, E Skulason, Y Abghoui - ChemPhysChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We conducted Density Functional Theory calculations to investigate a class of
materials with the goal of enabling nitrogen activation and electrochemical ammonia …

Boosting nitrate to ammonia via the optimization of key intermediate processes by low‐coordinated Cu–Cu sites

K Huang, K Tang, M Wang, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia (NO3RR) has emerged as a promising
but challenging orientation in sustainable development. Cu is one of the most effective …

Stabilizing highly active atomically dispersed NiN4Cl sites by Cl‐do** for CO2 electroreduction

Z Li, X Qi, J Wang, Z Zhu, J Jiang, X Niu, A Cabot… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nickel‐nitrogen‐carbon single‐atom catalysts have attracted widespread interest for CO2
electroreduction but they suffer from poor stability. Herein, we report on the preparation of Cl …

Are (100) facets of transition metal carbonitrides suitable as electrocatalysts for nitrogen reduction to ammonia at ambient conditions?

A Iqbal, E Skúlason, Y Abghoui - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable and energy-efficient ammonia production requires facile nitrogen reduction for
hydrogen preservation and inorganic fertilizers. A nitrogen reduction apparatus with optimal …

Atomically Dispersed Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical Nitrogen Transformations to Ammonia and Beyond

E Murphy, Y Liu, B Sun, YH Chen, S Guo… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of reactive nitrogen species plays a critical role in achieving a
pathway for the carbon-neutral synthesis of ammonia (NH3) and urea to produce synthetic …

Catalytic Nitrogen Reduction on the Transition Metal Carbonitride (110) Facet: DFT Predictions and Mechanistic Insights

A Iqbal, E Skúlason, Y Abghoui - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We present a comprehensive exploration of potential catalysts for the electroreduction of
nitrogen at ambient conditions through theoretical analyses using density functional theory …

Nano‐engineering in zinc‐based catalysts for CO2 electroreduction: Advances and challenges

J Wang, Z Zhu, Y Lin, Z Li, W Tang, J Wang… - Carbon …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (CO2RR), an emerging sustainable energy
technology to convert atmospheric CO2 into value‐added chemicals, has received extensive …

Enhanced water‐splitting performance: Interface‐engineered tri‐metal phosphides with carbon dots modification

Y Jiang, J Yu, H Song, L Du, W Sun, Y Cui, Y Su… - Carbon …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Designing integrated overall water‐splitting catalysts that maintain high efficiency and
stability under various conditions is an important trend for future development, yet it remains …

Towards improved stability of transition metal nitrides in aqueous solutions

X Li, AB Gunnarsdóttir, V Pershina… - Progress in Solid State …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transition metal nitrides (TMNs), in some cases referred as metallic ceramics, have unique
physical and chemical properties, thanks to their ceramic-metallic nature, and are …