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Mo-Embedded Ir-Based Electrocatalyst for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: A Computational Study

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Fabrication of an Au25‐Cys‐Mo Electrocatalyst for Efficient Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia under Ambient Conditions

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Nanocrystalline CeMo2O8 Catalyst for Electroreduction of N2 to NH3

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Machine-Learning-Enabled Exploration of Morphology Influence on Wire-Array Electrodes for Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation

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Highly efficient N2 electroreduction to NH3 on Cu7·2S4/C with sulfur vacancies synthesized using a continuous microchannel reactor

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One-stone-for-two-birds strategy to achieve effective electrochemical nitrate reduction towards ammonia synthesis with Ru doped cobalt tungstate

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Pyridine derivatives as hydrogen bond acceptors to prepare deep eutectic solvents for ammonia storage

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Unveiling the Facet-Dependent Formation Kinetics of Key Intermediates in Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Using an Aggregation-Induced Emission Electrochemiluminescence Probe

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Nitrogenase-inspired mixed-valence MIL-53(FeII/FeIII) for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

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