Issue 20, 2020

A two-dimensional Ru@MXene catalyst for highly selective ambient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

Abstract

Compared with the traditional Haber–Bosch process, electrochemical ammonia synthesis has attracted much attention owing to its low energy consumption, low pollution potential, and sustainability. However, owing to the influence of high overpotential and low selectivity, the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) process was of limited applicability in industry. Here, we report a high-performance Ru@Ti3C2 MXene catalyst for an ambient electrocatalytic NRR. In a 0.1 M KOH electrolyte, the NH3 yield of the Ru@MXene catalyst reached 2.3 μmol h−1 cm−2, furthermore, at −0.4 V (vs. RHE) the Faraday efficiency was 13.13%.

Graphical abstract: A two-dimensional Ru@MXene catalyst for highly selective ambient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jan 2020
Accepted
24 Feb 2020
First published
24 Feb 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 10933-10938

A two-dimensional Ru@MXene catalyst for highly selective ambient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

A. Liu, M. Gao, X. Ren, F. Meng, Y. Yang, Q. Yang, W. Guan, L. Gao, X. Liang and T. Ma, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 10933 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00788A

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