A FeCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanowire array enabled electrochemical nitrate conversion to ammonia
Jun Li, Donglin Zhao, Longcheng Zhang, Luchao Yue, Yongsong Luo, Qian Liu, Na Li, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Quan Li, Xuping Sun
Abstract
A bimetallic FeCo 2 O 4 spinel nanowire array grown on carbon cloth is highly active and stable for electrocatalytic NO 3 − reduction to NH 3 , capable of attaining a large NH 3 yield of 4988 μg h −1 cm −2 with a high faradaic efficiency of 95.9%.
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Faraday efficiencyElectrolysisAmmoniaNitrateElectrocatalystBimetallic stripElectrochemistryNanowireMaterials scienceYield (engineering)SpinelChemical engineeringBulk electrolysisInorganic chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyElectrodeCyclic voltammetryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryElectrolytePhysical chemistryEngineeringMetalAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCaching and Content Delivery