Synergistic boron-dopants and boron-induced oxygen vacancies in MnO<sub>2</sub> nanosheets to promote electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction
Ke Chu, Yaping Liu, Yonghua Cheng, Qing-qing Li
Abstract
The synergistic effect of B-dopants and B-dopant-induced O-vacancies led to the significantly enhanced NRR activity of MnO<sub>2</sub> nanosheets with an NH<sub>3</sub> yield of 54.2 μg h<sup>−1</sup> mg<sup>−1</sup> (−0.4 V) and a faradaic efficiency of 16.8% (−0.2 V).
Topics & Concepts
DopantBoronFaraday efficiencyNitrogenInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceOxygenYield (engineering)ChemistryDopingPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryElectrodeMetallurgyOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science