Promoting ambient ammonia electrosynthesis on modulated Cu<sup><i>δ</i>+</sup>catalysts by B-doping
Limin Wu, Li‐Bing Zhang, Shoujie Liu, Jiaqi Feng, Liang Xu, Xingxing Tan, Xiaodong Ma, Xiaofu Sun
Abstract
B doping modified the local electronic structure of Cu with appropriate positive valence. B-doped Cu δ + sites decreased the reaction barrier and facilitated the formation of key intermediates, leading to high catalytic activity for NO 3 − -to-NH 3 .
Topics & Concepts
ElectrosynthesisCatalysisAmmoniaDopingChemistryAmmonia productionValence (chemistry)Inorganic chemistryElectrochemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCaching and Content DeliveryAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques