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Nanoscale Ru unlocking nanoneedles assembled into hierarchical CoO microspheres for efficient nitrate-to-ammonia electroconversion

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A synergistic CoFe2O4 spinel–cobalt phthalocyanine–carbon nanotube hybrid catalyst for highly selective electrochemical nitrate-to-ammonia conversion

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Electrodeposition of Cu on NiCo2O4 nanoarrays for efficient electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

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Tandem catalysis for nitrate reduction to ammonia boosted by CoFe-layered double hydroxide on Cu2+1O nanowires in neutral media

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Green Chem., 2026, 28, 4621
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Insights into interfacial water and key intermediates on Cu95Co5 aerogels for electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia conversion

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Side-reaction modulation and surface reconfiguration of CoSe in nitrate-to-ammonia reduction reactions

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g-C3N4/Bi2O3 hetero-nanosheets as a superior electrocatalyst for nitrate reduction to ammonia

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Molecule Engineering on Copper‐Based Electrocatalyst Toward Electrocatalytic C─N Coupling for Urea Synthesis

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Built-in electric field Synergizes tandem catalysis boosting Co2B@MXene heterostructure for electrochemical nitrate reduction

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Robust heterostructured CoP/FeP@IF enables highly effective electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia

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Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea‐Ammonium‐Nitrate (UAN) Fertilizer via Dual Reduction of CO2 and Nitrate

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Synergizing Ru nanoparticles with Ni3S2 nanosheets to modulate active hydrogen supply for ultralow-potential ammonia synthesis from nitrite hydrogenation

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Ethylene Glycol-Assisted Interfacial Engineering for Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia at Industry-Relevant Current Exceeding 2 A cm–2

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Electrocatalytic Nitrite Reduction With Polynuclear Copper(I) Complexes Supported By 2‐Mercaptopyridine Ligand

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Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction through Cooperative Redox Participation of the CoMox Cluster-Anchored γ-FeO(OH) Nanocore

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Work Function-Induced Electronic Modulation in NiCo Alloy for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction

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Engineering bimetallic coordination sites in terephthalate frameworks (TPA-FeCu) for enhanced selective denitrification to nitrogen gas

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Polyoxometalate as Hydrogen–Electron Hub in Metal–Organic Complex for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

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Organic Donor/Acceptor Heterostructures Based Diode Rectifier: Hybrid Film Fabrication and Integration on Flexible Substrate

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Morphology Dependent N2 Reduction on Cu2O: Combined Experimental and Computational Study for Efficient Ammonia Electrocatalytic Synthesis

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Local Enhanced Electric Field Assisted Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Using Ni(TCNQ)2/NF Nanostructures

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Construction of a Synergistic Ag/Co(OH)2 Composite for Efficient Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia

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In situ insights into boosting active hydrogen on reconstructed multiphase Heterointerfaces for efficient nitrate-to-Ammonia conversion

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Surface Entropy-Reduction Tailored Few-Atom Layer Metal on High-Entropy Alloy for Tandem Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

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Emerging Atomically Engineered RuNi‐Zn‐ZIF‐8 Catalyst for Remarkably High Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia and Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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Tailoring key intermediates and interfacial water at Ag92Ru8 aerogel toward sustainable ammonia synthesis from nitrate

Junjie Chen, Xiaomei Xing, Sisi Wen, Mengyuan Li, Di Liu, Wenji Jiang, Xinyi Shao, Ruikai Qi, Yumei Yang, Ming Mu, Zheng-jie Chen, Bing Zhao and Wei Song

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Atomically Ordered RuGa Intermetallic Electrocatalyst Enables High‐Efficiency Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Conversion

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One step solvothermal synthesis of Fe-doped Cu3P nanosheets from metal-organic frameworks for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia

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Low-coordinated Cu-Ni edge sites in bimetallic aerogels for boosting electrochemical nitrate-to-ammonia conversion

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A Review of Advanced Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

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Electrocatalytic Amino Acid Synthesis: Reductive C–N Coupling of Oxalic or Keto Acid with Inorganic Nitrogenous Molecules

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ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 14823
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High‐Efficiency Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrite to Ammonia Using Nickel Phthalocyanine

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