Carbothermal shock enabled functional nanomaterials for energy-related applications

W Zhang, X Wei, T Wu, F Wei, L Ma, Y Lv, W Zhou… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Functional nanomaterials play a pivotal role in energy fields owing to their unique
properties. In recent years, the carbothermal shock (CTS) technique, as an emerging …

Engineering interfacial architectures toward nitrate electrocatalysis and nitrogen neutral cycle

L Gu, H Luo, Y Zhang, Y Cong, M Kuang… - Materials Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The presence of excessive nitrate ions in the environment disrupts the nitrogen neutral cycle
and poses a significant threat to both environment and human health. Electrocatalytic nitrate …

Green and large‐scale production of ammonia: Laser‐driven pyrolysis of nitrogen‐enriched biomass

Y Li, T Wu, Y Wang, J Li, W Yu, G Zhang, B Chang… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a vital chemical, ammonia (NH3) plays an irreplaceable role in many fields such as
chemical synthesis and energy storage. Green renewable biomass can be converted into …

Laser-induced plasma and local temperature field for high-efficiency ammonia synthesis

T Wu, B Chang, Y Li, X Zhang, X Zhao, Z Liu, G Zhang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The effective activation of chemically inert nitrogen under room temperature and normal
pressure conditions has positive effects on the ammonia synthesis process. Herein, we …

Electronic Perturbation of Isolated Fe Coordination Structure for Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation

B Chang, Z Cao, Y Ren, C Chen, L Cavallo, F Raziq… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modulation of the local electronic structure of isolated coordination structures plays a critical
role in electrocatalysis yet remains a grand challenge. Herein, we have achieved electron …

Synergistic Lewis and Brønsted Acid Sites Promote OH* Formation and Enhance Formate Selectivity: Towards High‐efficiency Glycerol Valorization

J Ma, X Wang, J Song, Y Tang, T Sun… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As a sustainable valorization route, electrochemical glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR)
involves in formation of key OH* and selective adsorption/cleavage of C− C (O) …

A Robust nn Heterojunction: CuN and BN Boosting for Ambient Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia

J Liu, L He, S Zhao, L Hu, S Li, Z Zhang, M Du - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An n‐n type heterojunction comprising with Cu N and B N dual active sites is synthesized
via in situ growth of a conductive metal–organic framework (MOF)[Cu3 (HITP) 2](HITP= 2, 3 …

Cooperative electrocatalytic N2 reduction based on WS2-covered Co9S8 hexagonal heterostructures derived from ZIF-67@ POMs

X Wang, G Li, C Wang, S Rong, H Pang, H Ma… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrochemical N 2 reduction reaction (NRR) to produce NH 3 at ambient conditions is a
promising route to replace the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process, but electrochemical …

Pt nanoparticles-decorated molybdenum nitrides for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

J Wang, X Zhang - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Exploring low cost and high efficiency catalysts for hydrogen production from
electrochemical water splitting is preferable and remains a significant challenge. As an …

Synthesis of Rhenium-Doped Copper Twin Boundary for High-Turnover-Frequency Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction

T Ye, Y Wang, X Yao, H Li, T Xiao, K Ba… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The precise design and synthesis of active sites to improve catalyst's performance has
emerged as a promising tactic for electrochemistry. However, it is challenging to combine …