Unveiling the valid active site of copper nano-electrocatalysts by surface reconstruction for enhanced nitrate reduction to ammonia
Jiewen Liu, Susu Duan, A.Y. Chen, Xuan Liu, Chuanjin Tian, Nan Gao, Yongming Sui, Bo Zou
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisElectrochemistryAmmoniaInorganic chemistryCopperActive siteYield (engineering)Crystal (programming language)Ammonia productionMaterials scienceReversible hydrogen electrodeFaraday efficiencyChemistryPhase (matter)NitrateCrystal growthElectrocatalystSelectivitySingle crystalElectrodeRedoxChemical engineeringNitrogenHydrogenPassivationAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Electrode potentialNanowireCrystal structureReaction mechanismSelective catalytic reductionIn situAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts