Enhancing electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia <i>via</i> atomically dilute iron doping in SnS
Seema Gautam, Avinava Kundu, Laxmikanta Mallick, Biswarup Chakraborty
Abstract
An atomically dilute amount (around 2%) of Fe doping into SnS lattice leads to nearly two-fold enhancement of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction efficieny and yield of produced NH 3 compared to that obatained for the undoped SnS.
Topics & Concepts
AmmoniaInorganic chemistryDopingNitrateMaterials scienceYield (engineering)Reduction (mathematics)Ammonia productionElectrocatalystChemistryElectrochemistryOxygen reductionLattice (music)CatalysisRedoxChemical engineeringElectrodeNitrogenAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques