Interfacial Assembly of Nanocrystals on Nanofibers with Strong Interaction for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction
Fangzhou Zhang, Jiamei Luo, Junliang Chen, Hongxia Luo, Miaomiao Jiang, Chenxi Yang, Hui Zhang, Jun Chen, Angang Dong, Jianping Yang
Abstract
Abstract One‐dimensional fiber architecture serves as an excellent catalyst support. The orderly arrangement of active materials on such a fiber substrate can enhance catalytic performance by exposing more active sites and facilitating mass diffusion; however, this remains a challenge. We developed an interfacial assembly strategy for the orderly distribution of metal nanocrystals on different fiber substrates to optimize their electrocatalytic performance. Using electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 − RR) as a representative reaction, the iron‐based nanofibers (Fe/NFs) assembly structure achieved an excellent nitrate removal capacity of 2317 mg N/g Fe and N 2 selectivity up to 97.2 %. This strategy could promote the rational design and synthesis of fiber‐based electrocatalysts.