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Aqueous electrocatalytic N2 reduction under ambient conditions
Abstract
Recently, the electrochemical N 2 reduction reaction (NRR) in aqueous electrolytes at ambient temperature and pressure has demonstrated its unique advantages and potentials. The reactants are directly derived from gaseous N 2 and water, which are naturally abundant, and NH 3 production is important for fertilizers and other industrial applications. To improve the conversion yield and selectivity (mainly competing with water reduction), electrocatalysts must be rationally designed to optimize the mass transport, chemisorption, and transduction pathways of protons and electrons. In this review, we summarize recent progress in the electrochemical NRR. Studies of electrocatalyst designs are summarized for different categories, including metal-based catalysts, metal oxide-derived catalysts, and hybrid catalysts. Strategies for enhancing the NRR performance based on the facet orientation, metal oxide interface, crystallinity, and nitrogen vacancies are presented. Additional system designs, such as lithium-nitrogen batteries, and the solvent effect are introduced. Finally, existing challenges and prospects are discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cao, N., & Zheng, G.
- Venue
- Nano Research
- Publisher
- Tsinghua University Press
- Published
- 2018-05-22
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2992-3008
- ISSN
- 1998-0000 (ISSN-L)
- 1998-0124
- OpenAlex
- W2792452555
- Cited by
- 257
- References
- 76
- FWCI
- 9.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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