Facet and d-band center engineering of CuNi nanocrystals for efficient nitrate electroreduction to ammonia
Jiao Wang, Linlin Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Yongjian Niu, Dong Fang, Qingxiao Su, Cheng Wang
Abstract
pathway was proposed with the chemical process following the initial electron transfer process as the rate-determining step. This work sheds light on the design of efficient catalysts to achieve carbon neutrality through simultaneous geometric and electronic structure modulation.
Topics & Concepts
NanocrystalCatalysisAmmoniaNitrateMaterials scienceAmmonia productionFacet (psychology)AdsorptionSelectivityInorganic chemistryYield (engineering)Chemical engineeringKineticsNanotechnologyChemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryBig Five personality traitsQuantum mechanicsPsychologyPhysicsEngineeringPersonalitySocial psychologyAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions