Regulating active hydrogen adsorbed on grain boundary defects of nano-nickel for boosting ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate

Jian Zhou, Ming Wen, Rong Huang, Qingsheng Wu, Yixing Luo, Yakun Tian, Guangfeng Wei, Yongqing Fu

Energy & Environmental Science · 2023 · 359 citations · 66 references

Concepts

Abstract

The grain boundary defect engineered Ni nanoparticles has been explored for boosting selective nitrate electroreduction to ammonia, and its NH 3 generation rate is much higher than those of the reported copper or noble metal-based catalysts.

References

66