Strain induced rich planar defects in heterogeneous WS<sub>2</sub>/WO<sub>2</sub> enable efficient nitrogen fixation at low overpotential
Ying Ling, Farhad M. D. Kazim, Shuangxiu Ma, Quan Zhang, Konggang Qu, Yangang Wang, Shenglin Xiao, Weiwei Cai, Zehui Yang
Abstract
Incorporation of WO<sub>2</sub> to WS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets can efficiently suppress the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to the reduction of edge defects and create new planar defects at heterointerfaces for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR).
Topics & Concepts
OverpotentialPlanarNitrogen fixationMaterials scienceStrain (injury)NitrogenReduction (mathematics)NanotechnologyChemistryPhysical chemistryComputer scienceElectrodeBiologyMathematicsElectrochemistryGeometryOrganic chemistryAnatomyComputer graphics (images)Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMXene and MAX Phase Materials