Magnetron sputtering tuned “π back-donation” sites over metal oxides for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction
Yuan Tian, Bin Chang, Guihua Wang, Lili Li, Lianguo Gong, Bo Wang, Rusheng Yuan, Weijia Zhou
Abstract
Herein, Ni 3+ and oxygen vacancies were synergistically integrated on NiO@TiO 2 by magnetron sputtering, providing nearly 10-fold higher yield and faradaic efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceFaraday efficiencySputter depositionNon-blocking I/OSputteringYield (engineering)MetalCavity magnetronNitrogenElectrodeOptoelectronicsChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryMetallurgyNanotechnologyElectrochemistryCatalysisChemistryThin filmEngineeringOrganic chemistryBiochemistryPhysical chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion