Efficient ammonia photosynthesis from nitrate by graphene/Si Schottky junction integrated with Ni–Fe LDH catalyst
C. C. Chiang, Yu-Ting Kao, Po‐Hsien Wu, Ting‐Ran Liu, Jiawei Lin, Po‐Tuan Chen, Jr-Wen Lin, Shan-Chiao Yang, Hsuen‐Li Chen, Shivaraj B. Patil, Di‐Yan Wang, Chun‐Wei Chen
Abstract
A Ni–Fe LDH/graphene/Si heterojunction photocathode for nitrate-to-ammonia conversion with a faradaic efficiency of 92.5% is demonstrated by direct and facile integration of Ni–Fe LDH through the single-layer graphene conductive path.
Topics & Concepts
GraphenePhotocathodeAmmoniaMaterials scienceNitrateCatalysisHeterojunctionInorganic chemistryFaraday efficiencyChemical engineeringNanotechnologyElectrochemistryOptoelectronicsChemistryElectronElectrodeEngineeringBiochemistryOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysical chemistryPhysicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions