Large-current-stable bifunctional nanoporous Fe-rich nitride electrocatalysts for highly efficient overall water and urea splitting
Fengming Cai, Liling Liao, Yang Zhao, Dongyang Li, Jinsong Zeng, Yu Fang, Haiqing Zhou
Abstract
Iron is a good enhancer for boosting the sluggish water and urea oxidation reactions with low potentials of 1.518 and 1.372 V, respectively, which further actualize 500 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> at 1.623 and 1.472 V stably for water and urea electrolysis, respectively.
Topics & Concepts
BifunctionalUreaElectrolysisWater splittingNanoporousNitrideFaraday efficiencyInorganic chemistryElectrolysis of waterElectrochemistryChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringElectrodeNanotechnologyCatalysisPhysical chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringPhotocatalysisElectrolyteLayer (electronics)Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionNanomaterials for catalytic reactions