Rational Design of Fe–N/C Hybrid for Enhanced Nitrogen Reduction Electrocatalysis under Ambient Conditions in Aqueous Solution

• Published in: ACS catalysis Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 336 - 344
• Main Authors: Wang, Ying, Cui, Xiaoqiang, Zhao, Jingxiang, Jia, Guangri, Gu, Lin, Zhang, Qinghua, Meng, Lingkun, Shi, Zhan, Zheng, Lirong, Wang, Chunyu, Zhang, Ziwei, Zheng, Weitao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 04.01.2019
• Subjects: Fe−N/C catalysts; Fe−N3 species; noble-metal-free; nitrogen fixation; electrocatalysis; ammonia synthesis

Developing efficient noble-metal-free catalysts for the electrochemical N2 reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions shows promise in fertilizer production and hydrogen storage. Here, as a proof-of-concept prototype, we design and implement an Fe–N/C–carbon nanotube (CNT) catalyst derived fr...