Emerging p-block-element-based electrocatalysts for sustainable nitrogen conversion

C Lv, J Liu, C Lee, Q Zhu, J Xu, H Pan, C Xue, Q Yan - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Artificial nitrogen conversion reactions, such as the production of ammonia via dinitrogen or
nitrate reduction and the synthesis of organonitrogen compounds via C–N coupling, play a …

Defect engineering in metal sulfides for energy conversion and storage

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, H Zhang, L Bai, L Hao, T Ma… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Defect engineering is regarded as one of the efficient approaches to modulating the physical
and chemical properties of materials for energy-related applications. Metal sulfides (MSs) …

Refining electronic properties of Bi2MoO6 by In-doping for boosting overall nitrogen fixation via relay catalysis

T Ma, C Yang, L Guo, RA Soomro, D Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modern agriculture and the chemical industries rely heavily on ammonia and nitrate-based
products. However, the classic Haber-Bosch and Ostwald processes are extremely energy …

A critical review of the state-of-the-art green ammonia production technologies-mechanism, advancement, challenges, and future potential

SJ Sekhar, ASA Al-Shahri, G Glivin, THT Le… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonia is significant in various industrial and transportation applications: carbon-free fuel,
synthetic fertilizers, mining, medicines, water treatment, polymers, and textiles. In recent …

Computational design of BC3N2 based single atom catalyst for dramatic activation of inert CO2 and CH4 gasses into CH3COOH with ultralow CH4 dissociation barrier

C Zhao, M Xi, J Huo, C He, L Fu - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The production of CH 3 COOH from CO 2 and CH 4 has stimulated much interest due to the
high energy density of C2 species. Various kinds of catalysts have been developed while …

Electro-reduction of N2 on nanostructured materials and the design strategies of advanced catalysts based on descriptors

C Zhao, M Xi, J Huo, C He, L Fu - Materials Today Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Ammonia is a key industry raw material for fertilizers, chemicals, and energy. The Haber-
Bosch process should be performed at high temperatures and pressures and may bring …

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 …

Design strategies of two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks toward efficient electrocatalysts for N 2 reduction: cooperativity of transition metals and organic linkers

R Wang, C He, W Chen, L Fu, C Zhao, J Huo, C Sun - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) serve as emerging
electrocatalysts due to their high conductivity, chemical tunability, and accessibility of active …

Oxygen vacancies for promoting the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction

Y Liu, P Deng, R Wu, X Zhang, C Sun… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia (NH3) is a crucial chemical as a fertilizer and energy carrier, which is mainly
produced by the traditional Haber–Bosch process that consumes hydrogen and leads to the …

Tellurium triggered formation of Te/Fe-NiOOH nanocubes as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

S Ibraheem, X Li, SSA Shah, T Najam… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalyzed oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions (OER/HER) are the key
constituents of water splitting toward hydrogen production over electrolysis. The …