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Weakened d–p orbital hybridization in<i>in situ</i>reconstructed Ru/β-Co(OH)<sub>2</sub>heterointerfaces for accelerated ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrates

Weijie Zhu, Fen Yao, Qiongfei Wu, Qiu Jiang, Jinxian Wang, Zhoucheng Wang, Hanfeng Liang

Energy & Environmental Science · 2023 · 194 citations · 60 references

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Electron-deficient Ru sites at Ru/Co(OH) 2 heterointerfaces weaken the d–p orbital hybridization ability and further facilitate the desorption of ammonia intermediates, thereby achieving ultrahigh nitrate electroreduction activity towards ammonia.

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