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Boron and nitrogen dual-doped carbon nanospheres for efficient electrochemical reduction of N2 to NH3

Abstract

Boron and nitrogen dual-doped carbon nanospheres (BNC-NSs) show exceptional electrocatalytic activity toward the nitrogen reduction reaction, with an NH3 yield rate of 15.7 μgNH3 h−1 mgcat.−1 and faradaic efficiency of 8.1% at −400 mV vs. RHE in 0.05 M H2SO4 electrolyte. Meanwhile, stable electrocatalyst activity was also achieved for the BNC-NS electrocatalyst.

Graphical abstract: Boron and nitrogen dual-doped carbon nanospheres for efficient electrochemical reduction of N2 to NH3

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Oct 2019
Accepted
28 Nov 2019
First published
28 Nov 2019

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 446-449

Boron and nitrogen dual-doped carbon nanospheres for efficient electrochemical reduction of N2 to NH3

S. Xiao, F. Luo, H. Hu and Z. Yang, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 446 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC07708A

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