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 …

Triggering Lattice Oxygen Activation of Single‐Atomic Mo Sites Anchored on Ni–Fe Oxyhydroxides Nanoarrays for Electrochemical Water Oxidation

Y Wu, Y Zhao, P Zhai, C Wang, J Gao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tuning the reactivity of lattice oxygen is of significance for lowering the energy barriers and
accelerating the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, single‐atomic Mo sites are …

Progress in single/multi atoms and 2D‐nanomaterials for electro/photocatalytic nitrogen reduction: experimental, computational and machine leaning developments

AN Singh, R Anand, M Zafari, M Ha… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3), known as nitrogen
fixation, plays a crucial role in sustaining life on Earth, facing innovation with electrocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the role of transition metal single-atom electronic structure in oxysulfur radical-mediated oxidative degradation

G Zhao, J Ding, J Ren, Q Zhao, C Mao, K Wang… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ubiquity of refractory organic matter in aquatic environments necessitates innovative
removal strategies. Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation has emerged as an attractive …

Actinide-uranium single-atom catalysis for electrochemical nitrogen fixation

T Chen, T Liu, B Pang, T Ding, W Zhang, X Shen, D Wu… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Actinide-based catalysts have been regarded as promising candidates for N 2 fixation owing
to their unique 5f orbital with flexible oxidation states. Herein, we report for the first time the …

Fe and Mo dual-site single-atom catalysts for high-efficiency wide-pH hydrogen evolution and alkaline overall water splitting

W Fang, Y Wu, S **n, Y Hu, J Dang, M Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The limitations of single-atom catalysts (SACs) hinder their application in wide-pH range of
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and overall water-splitting in alkaline solution. Herein …

V2O3/VN electrocatalysts with coherent heterogeneous interfaces for selecting low‐energy nitrogen reduction pathways

TY An, C **a, M Je, H Lee, S Ji, MC Kim, S Surendran… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a sustainable alternative to the Haber‒
Bosch process for ammonia (NH3) production. However, the significant uphill energy in the …

Effect of valence state on electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia in molybdenum catalysts

J Yan, P Liu, J Li, H Huang, W Song - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Intended to investigate the alternative to the traditional Haber− Bosch process for generating
ammonia, electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NRA) ensures a lower energy path and …

Support amorphization engineering regulates single-atom Ru as an electron pump for nitrogen photofixation

P Liu, Z Huang, S Yang, J Du, Y Zhang, R Cao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom photocatalysts exhibit great potential for converting solar energy into value-
added chemicals or fuels, but the insufficient efficiency of charge transfer from light …

Operando Spectroscopy Observation of Mo Clusters‐Ti3C2TX Catalyst/Support Interface's Dynamic Evolution in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

PF Wu, YQ Yang, HY **1, Y Si, YH Chu, XZ Su… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between catalyst and support plays an important role in electrocatalytic
hydrogen evolution (HER), which may explain the improvement in performance by phase …