Unlocking coordination sites of metal–organic frameworks for high-density and accessible copper nanoparticles toward electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia
Cheng‐Hui Shen, Yingji Zhao, Ho Ngoc Nam, Liyang Zhu, Quan Manh Phung, Vic Austen, Minjun Kim, Dong Jiang, Xiaoqian Wei, Tokihiko Yokoshima, Chung‐Wei Kung, Yusuke Yamauchi
Abstract
and a faradaic efficiency of 88.7% for nitrate-to-ammonia reduction. Findings here shed light on the importance of pore engineering of MOF-based catalysts for unlocking open coordination sites and facilitating the mass transfer to enhance the electrocatalytic activity.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystMetal-organic frameworkElectrochemistryCopperAmmoniaCatalysisNanoparticleNitrateMetalInorganic chemistryCoordination complexMaterials scienceChemistryNanotechnologyCombinatorial chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryAdsorptionAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques