The chemistry of proton carriers in high-performance lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis
Hoang‐Long Du, Karolina Matuszek, Rebecca Y. Hodgetts, Khang Ngoc Dinh, Pavel V. Cherepanov, Jacinta M. Bakker, Douglas R. MacFarlane, Alexandr N. Simonov
Abstract
Proton transfer is a key step of the lithium-mediated electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to ammonia. Herein, we investigate the impact of the chemical nature of the proton carrier on the performance and highlight shuttles that enable effective ammonia synthesis.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrosynthesisAmmoniaLithium (medication)ProtonElectrochemistryAmmonia productionChemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryPhysicsMedicineQuantum mechanicsEndocrinologyAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionMuon and positron interactions and applicationsHydrogen Storage and Materials