DOI: 10.1002/adma.201803498. Achieving a Record‐High Yield Rate of 120.9 for N<sub>2</sub> Electrochemical Reduction over Ru Single‐Atom Catalysts

Achieving a Record‐High Yield Rate of 120.9 for N2 Electrochemical Reduction over Ru Single‐Atom Catalysts

10.1002/adma.201803498

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Abstract

AbstractThe electrochemical reduction of N2 into NH3 production under ambient conditions represents an attractive prospect for the fixation of N2. However, this process suffers from low yield rate of NH3 over reported electrocatalysts. In this work, a record‐high activity for N2 electrochemical reduction over Ru single atoms distributed on nitrogen‐doped carbon (Ru SAs/N‐C) is reported. At −0.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, Ru SAs/N‐C achieves a Faradaic efficiency of 29.6% for NH3 production with partial current density of −0.13 mA cm−2. Notably, the yield rate of Ru SAs/N‐C reaches 120.9 , which is one order of magnitude higher than the highest value ever reported. This work not only develops a superior electrocatalyst for NH3 production, but also provides a guideline for the rational design of highly active and robust single‐atom catalysts.

Bibliography

Geng, Z., Liu, Y., Kong, X., Li, P., Li, K., Liu, Z., Du, J., Shu, M., Si, R., & Zeng, J. (2018). Achieving a RecordâHigh Yield Rate of 120.9 for N2 Electrochemical Reduction over Ru SingleâAtom Catalysts. Advanced Materials, 30(40). Portico.

Authors 10

Zhigang Geng (first)
Yan Liu (additional)
Xiangdong Kong (additional)
Pai Li (additional)
Kan Li (additional)
Zhongyu Liu (additional)
Junjie Du (additional)
Miao Shu (additional)
Rui Si (additional)
Jie Zeng (additional)

References 33 Referenced 828

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Created	7 years ago (Aug. 10, 2018, 8:43 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 4 months ago (March 29, 2024, 12:11 a.m.)
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Issued	7 years ago (Aug. 10, 2018)
Published	7 years ago (Aug. 10, 2018)
Published Online	7 years ago (Aug. 10, 2018)
Published Print	6 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 2018)

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BibTeX

@article{Geng_2018, title={Achieving a Record‐High Yield Rate of 120.9 for N2 Electrochemical Reduction over Ru Single‐Atom Catalysts}, volume={30}, ISSN={1521-4095}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201803498}, DOI={10.1002/adma.201803498}, number={40}, journal={Advanced Materials}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Geng, Zhigang and Liu, Yan and Kong, Xiangdong and Li, Pai and Li, Kan and Liu, Zhongyu and Du, Junjie and Shu, Miao and Si, Rui and Zeng, Jie}, year={2018}, month=aug }

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