Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR)

Z Huang, M Rafiq, AR Woldu, QX Tong, D Astruc… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia is an essential raw ingredient for fertilizers, a carbon-free hydrogen carrier, and an
alternative fuel. The natural process of producing ammonia cannot meet the rapidly growing …

Recent developments in heterogeneous electrocatalysts for ambient nitrogen reduction to ammonia: Activity, challenges, and future perspectives

MA Mushtaq, M Arif, G Yasin, M Tabish, A Kumar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) plays a significant role in fertilizer production to support the ever-increasing
population and serves as a renewable energy carrier as well as a zero-carbon emission …

Multi‐sites electrocatalysis in high‐entropy alloys

H Li, J Lai, Z Li, L Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted widespread attention in electrocatalysis due to
their unique advantages (adjustable composition, complex surface, high tolerance, etc.) …

Electronic structure engineering for electrochemical water oxidation

P Babar, J Mahmood, RV Maligal-Ganesh… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the primary challenge in renewable energy storage
technologies, specifically electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generation. The …

Noble-Metal–Metalloid Alloy Architectures: Mesoporous Amorphous Iridium–Tellurium Alloy for Electrochemical N2 Reduction

B Jiang, H Xue, P Wang, H Du, Y Kang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Amorphous noble metals with high surface areas have attracted significant interest as
heterogeneous catalysts due to the numerous dangling bonds and abundant unsaturated …

Nitrogen Vacancies on 2D Layered W2N3: A Stable and Efficient Active Site for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

H **, L Li, X Liu, C Tang, W Xu, S Chen… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions provides an
avenue to produce carbon‐free hydrogen carriers. However, the selectivity and activity of …

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 …

Development of electrocatalysts for efficient nitrogen reduction reaction under ambient condition

D Liu, M Chen, X Du, H Ai, KH Lo… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As one of the most important chemicals and an energy carrier, synthetic ammonia has been
widely studied to meet the increasing demand. Among various strategies, electrochemical …

Modulating single‐atom palladium sites with copper for enhanced ambient ammonia electrosynthesis

L Han, Z Ren, P Ou, H Cheng, N Rui, L Lin… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical reduction of N2 to NH3 is emerging as a promising alternative for
sustainable and distributed production of NH3. However, the development has been …

Ultrafine nanoporous intermetallic catalysts by high-temperature liquid metal dealloying for electrochemical hydrogen production

R Song, J Han, M Okugawa, R Belosludov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Intermetallic compounds formed from non-precious transition metals are promising cost-
effective and robust catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen production. However, the …