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Interface modulation boosts the nitrate reduction performance of iron-based catalysts

Jianlong Ma, ORCID logo †a   Jiahao An,†a   Yunpeng Zuo,b   Huimin Jia, ORCID logo a   Wenbiao Zhang ORCID logo *c  and  Tingting Li ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion of Henan Province, Institute of Surface Micro and Nano Materials, College of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, China
E-mail: tingtingli101@xcu.edu.cn

b Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

c College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
E-mail: wbzhang@jnu.edu.cn

Abstract

A carbon–nitrogen (CN) interface modification strategy was applied to iron-based catalysts for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction. The unique interface interactions resulted in enhanced NH3 selectivity with a Faradaic efficiency of 97.2%.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC00723F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Feb 2026
Accepted
09 Mar 2026
First published
10 Mar 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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Interface modulation boosts the nitrate reduction performance of iron-based catalysts

J. Ma, J. An, Y. Zuo, H. Jia, W. Zhang and T. Li, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC00723F

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