High-efficiency electrochemical nitrite reduction to ammonium using a Cu<sub>3</sub>P nanowire array under ambient conditions
Jie Liang, Biao Deng, Qin Liu, Qin Liu, Guilai Wen, Qian Liu, Qian Liu, Tingshuai Li, Yonglan Luo, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Khalid A. Alzahrani, Dongwei Ma, Xuping Sun
Abstract
Cu<sub>3</sub>P enables ambient electrosynthesis of ammonium <italic>via</italic> selective NO<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup> reduction, achieving a yield rate of 1626.6 ± 36.1 μg h<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup> and a Faradaic efficiency of 91.2 ± 2.5%. The catalytic mechanism is investigated by theoretical calculations.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrosynthesisFaraday efficiencyElectrochemistryNitriteYield (engineering)AmmoniumChemistryCatalysisInorganic chemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryElectrodeNitrateOrganic chemistryMetallurgyAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques