Ultrasmall V₈C₇ nanoparticles embedded in conductive carbon for efficient electrocatalytic N₂ reduction toward ambient NH₃ production

Abstract

Vanadium carbide nanoparticles/carbon acts as an efficient NRR electrocatalyst in 0.1 M HCl, achieving a large NH₃ yield of 34.62 μg h⁻¹ mg_cat.⁻¹ and a high FE of 12.20%.