An isolated bimetallic Fe–Ru single-atom catalyst for efficient electrochemical nitrogen reduction
Mengdi Liu, Sai Zhang, Min Chen, Shuxue Zhou, Limin Wu
Abstract
Synergistic effect exists in spatially isolated bimetallic Fe–Ru single atom catalyst and further leads to an optimized NRR performance with 29.3% faradaic efficiency and 43.9 υg h –1 mg –1 NH 3 yield rate under –0.2 V vs RHE.
Topics & Concepts
Bimetallic stripCatalysisFaraday efficiencyYield (engineering)ElectrochemistryNitrogenAtom (system on chip)Nitrogen atomChemistryInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceElectrodePhysical chemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryEmbedded systemComputer scienceGroup (periodic table)Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques