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 …

Strategies to activate inert nitrogen molecules for efficient ammonia electrosynthesis: current status, challenges, and perspectives

Y Ren, C Yu, X Tan, Q Wei, Z Wang, L Ni… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic N2 reduction reaction (NRR) offers an alternative to the traditional Haber–
Bosch (H–B) process for the synthesis of ammonia (NH3) and has received a surge of …

Unveiling the Synergy of O‐Vacancy and Heterostructure over MoO3‐x/MXene for N2 Electroreduction to NH3

K Chu, Y Luo, P Shen, X Li, Q Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical N2 reduction reaction (NRR) offers a promising approach for
sustainable NH3 production, and modulating the structural/electronic configurations of the …

High-Efficiency N2 Electroreduction Enabled by Se-Vacancy-Rich WSe2–x in Water-in-Salt Electrolytes

P Shen, X Li, Y Luo, Y Guo, X Zhao, K Chu - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a promising approach for renewable
NH3 production, while developing the NRR electrocatalysis systems with both high activity …

Ampere-Level Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia over Monodispersed Bi-Doped FeS2

G Zhang, G Wang, Y Wan, X Liu, K Chu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical conversion of NO3–into NH3 (NO3RR) holds an enormous prospect to
simultaneously yield valuable NH3 and alleviate NO3–pollution. Herein, we report …

Electrochemical ammonia synthesis: mechanistic understanding and catalyst design

H Shen, C Choi, J Masa, X Li, J Qiu, Y Jung, Z Sun - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
NH 3 production is dependent on the century-old Haber-Bosch process, which is energy and
capital intensive and relies on H 2 from steam reforming, hence, contributing to greenhouse …

Plasma-etched Ti 2 O 3 with oxygen vacancies for enhanced NH 3 electrosynthesis and Zn–N 2 batteries

H Chen, Z Xu, S Sun, Y Luo, Q Liu… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The sustainable production of NH3 through an ambient electrocatalytic N2 reduction
reaction (NRR) requires the ingenious design of efficient electrocatalysts. Herein, plasma …

Sulfur-deficient Bi2S3−x synergistically coupling Ti3C2Tx-MXene for boosting electrocatalytic N2 reduction

Y Luo, P Shen, X Li, Y Guo, K Chu - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is an appealing route for the sustainable
NH3 synthesis, while developing efficient and durable NRR catalysts remains at the heart of …

Graphene/MoS2/FeCoNi(OH)x and Graphene/MoS2/FeCoNiPx multilayer-stacked vertical nanosheets on carbon fibers for highly efficient overall water splitting

X Ji, Y Lin, J Zeng, Z Ren, Z Lin, Y Mu, Y Qiu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Development of excellent and cheap electrocatalysts for water electrolysis is of
great significance for application of hydrogen energy. Here, we show a highly efficient and …

Cu clusters/TiO 2− x with abundant oxygen vacancies for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia

X Zhang, C Wang, Y Guo, B Zhang, Y Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate is considered as an attractive approach for ammonia
synthesis. Herein, Cu clusters homogeneously supported on TiO2 nanosheets with …