Strategies to suppress hydrogen evolution for highly selective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: challenges and perspectives
Yongwen Ren, Chang Yu, Xinyi Tan, Hongling Huang, Qianbing Wei, Jieshan Qiu
Abstract
This review underlines the strategies to suppress HER for selective NRR in view of proton-/electron-transfer kinetics, thermodynamics, and electrocatalyst design on the basis of deep understanding for NRR mechanisms.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystReduction (mathematics)Electron transferKineticsChemistryNitrogenHydrogenProtonNanotechnologyBiochemical engineeringMaterials scienceElectrodePhotochemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringPhysicsOrganic chemistryMathematicsQuantum mechanicsGeometryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion