Ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of RhCu alloy nanospheres for electrocatalytic urea production
Siyu Fu, Kaibin Chu, Minhao Guo, Zhenzhong Wu, Yang Wang, Jieru Yang, Feili Lai, Tianxi Liu
Abstract
An ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal method is proven to reduce the size of RhCu nanospheres and improves the electrocatalytic performance for urea synthesis with a high faradaic efficiency of 34.82% and a high urea yield rate of 26.81 mmol g −1 h −1 .
Topics & Concepts
UreaHydrothermal circulationHydrothermal synthesisYield (engineering)AlloyUltrasonic sensorMaterials scienceChemical engineeringElectrochemistryFaraday efficiencyNuclear chemistryChemistryElectrodeMetallurgyOrganic chemistryAcousticsEngineeringPhysicsPhysical chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionNanomaterials for catalytic reactions