Issue 9, 2020

Surface oxidized two-dimensional antimonene nanosheets for electrochemical ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) antimonene nanosheets are prepared using a combination of ball milling and sonication-based liquid exfoliation and are used as an efficient electrocatalyst for the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). In 0.1 M KOH, a high NH3 yield of 180.4 μg h−1 mgCAT−1 and faradaic efficiency (FE) of 11.6% are achieved using our antimonene nanosheets. Theoretical calculations suggest that the oxidized species of antimonene act as the active catalytic sites for the NRR process. This work opens up a new avenue towards the development of 2D electrocatalysts for clean energy.

Graphical abstract: Surface oxidized two-dimensional antimonene nanosheets for electrochemical ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 dec 2019
Accepted
16 feb 2020
First published
17 feb 2020

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 4735-4739

Surface oxidized two-dimensional antimonene nanosheets for electrochemical ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions

M. Bat-Erdene, G. Xu, M. Batmunkh, A. S. R. Bati, J. J. White, M. J. Nine, D. Losic, Y. Chen, Y. Wang, T. Ma and J. G. Shapter, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 4735 DOI: 10.1039/C9TA13485A

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