Enhancing electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia with rare earths (La, Y, and Sc) on high-index faceted platinum alloy concave nanocubes
Yujie Mao, Feng Liu, You‐Hu Chen, Xin Jiang, Xinsheng Zhao, Tian Sheng, Jinyu Ye, Hong‐Gang Liao, Wei Lü, Shi‐Gang Sun
Abstract
High-index faceted Pt–RE (RE = La, Y, and Sc) alloys exhibit an excellent electrocatalytic performance for nitrogen reduction to ammonia due to the high density of low-coordinated Pt step sites and the unique electronic effect of Pt–RE.
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