Alloying Pd with Ru enables electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia with ∼100% faradaic efficiency over a wide potential window
Yue Hu, Jiawei Liu, Wenyu Luo, Jinfeng Dong, Carmen Lee, Nan Zhang, Mengxin Chen, Yifan Xu, Dongshuang Wu, Mingsheng Zhang, Qiang Zhu, Erhai Hu, Dongsheng Geng, Lixiang Zhong, Qingyu Yan
Abstract
A designed Pd 74 Ru 26 achieved a high-level dynamic equilibrium of adsorption and coupling between *H and various nitrogen intermediates during eNO 3 − RR.
Topics & Concepts
AmmoniaNitrateFaraday efficiencyCoupling (piping)AdsorptionChemistryElectrochemistryNitrogenInorganic chemistryWindow (computing)ElectrodeMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryComputer scienceMetallurgyOperating systemAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCaching and Content DeliveryNanomaterials for catalytic reactions