A magnetron sputtered Mo<sub>3</sub>Si thin film: an efficient electrocatalyst for N<sub>2</sub> reduction under ambient conditions
Ting Wang, Qian Liu, Tingshuai Li, Siyu Lu, Guang Chen, Xifeng Shi, Abdullah M. Asiri, Yonglan Luo, Dongwei Ma, Xuping Sun
Abstract
Mo 3 Si is a superior catalyst for electrochemical N 2 reduction in 0.1 M Na 2 SO 4 , offering a large NH 3 yield of 2 × 10 −10 mol s −1 cm −2 and a high Faraday efficiency of 6.69% at −0.4 V and −0.3 V vs. a reversible hydrogen electrode, respectively.
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ElectrocatalystElectrochemistryCavity magnetronMaterials scienceReduction (mathematics)CatalysisElectrodeFaraday efficiencyYield (engineering)Thin filmHydrogenSputter depositionAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Inorganic chemistryChemistryMetallurgySputteringNanotechnologyPhysical chemistryBiochemistryMathematicsChromatographyOrganic chemistryGeometryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionHydrogen Storage and MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques