Main-group elements boost electrochemical nitrogen fixation

L Li, C Tang, H Jin, K Davey, SZ Qiao - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Renewable-energy-derived electrocatalytic nitrogen (N 2) reduction reaction (NRR) is
practically promising for the production of green ammonia (NH 3). However, NRR is limited …

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 …

Atomic‐Scale Homogeneous Ru Cu Alloy Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction

C Kim, JY Song, C Choi, JP Ha, W Lee… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ruthenium (Ru) is the most widely used metal as an electrocatalyst for nitrogen (N2)
reduction reaction (NRR) because of the relatively high N2 adsorption strength for …

Mo2C-MoO2 Heterostructure Quantum Dots for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia

Y Wan, Z Wang, J Li, R Lv - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has been regarded as a promising
strategy for producing ammonia (NH3) at ambient conditions. However, the development of …

Phase Transfer of Mo2C Induced by Boron Doping to Boost Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Catalytic Activity

B Fan, H Wang, H Zhang, Y Song… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Facilitating the cleavage of a N N bond and suppressing the competition hydrogen
evolution reaction is essential, and but still remains a challenge in nitrogen reduction …

Effectively boosting selective ammonia synthesis on electron-deficient surface of MoB2

HY Zhou, YB Qu, JC Li, ZL Wang, CC Yang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-free electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is an attractive replacement
of the current Haber-Bosch method. However, there is a lack of suitable electrocatalysts that …

Low-dimensional non-metal catalysts: principles for regulating p-orbital-dominated reactivity

S Zhou, W Pei, Y Zhao, X Yang, N Liu… - npj Computational …, 2021 - nature.com
Activation of p-block elements to replace the rare and precious transition metals for
renewable energy applications is highly desirable. In this review, we go over recent …

Single atom doping in 2D layered MoS2 from a periodic table perspective

S Sovizi, R Szoszkiewicz - Surface Science Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS 2) is a well-known transition metal dichalcogenide with
a hexagonal structure arrangement analogous to graphene. Two dimensional (2D) MoS 2 …

Single metal atom anchored on porous boron nitride nanosheet for efficient collaborative urea electrosynthesis: A computational study

L Kong, D Jiao, Z Wang, Y Liu, Y Shang, L Yin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urea electrosynthesis under ambient conditions has been emerging as a sustainable
strategy to replace the harsh industrial process, in which the activation of the inert N 2 …

Layer structured materials for ambient nitrogen fixation

Y Fu, Y Liao, P Li, H Li, S Jiang, H Huang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, the research of nitrogen fixation at ambient conditions has attracted wide attention
due to its potential of relatively low energy consumption and environmental friendliness. The …