Efficient ammonia synthesis via electroreduction of nitrite using single-atom Ru-doped Cu nanowire arrays

Abstract

Here, we report the highly active and selective electrocatalytic reduction of NO₂⁻ ions to value-added NH₃ over a single-atom Ru-modified Cu nanowire array on three-dimensional copper foam (Ru–Cu NW/CF) under ambient conditions. The obtained Ru–Cu NW/CF catalyst exhibited a maximum faradaic efficiency of 94.1% and an NH₃ yield up to 211.73 mg h⁻¹ cm⁻² (0.732 mmol h⁻¹ cm⁻²), which was approximately five times higher than that of the Cu NW/CF catalyst.