Ampere-level current density ammonia electrochemical synthesis using CuCo nanosheets simulating nitrite reductase bifunctional nature

Jia-Yi Fang; Qi-Zheng Zheng; Yao-Yin Lou; Kuang-Min Zhao; Sheng-Nan Hu; Guang Li; Ouardia Akdim; Xiao-Yang Huang; Shi-Gang Sun

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35533-6

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Ampere-level current density ammonia electrochemical synthesis using CuCo nanosheets simulating nitrite reductase bifunctional nature

Jia-Yi Fang,
Qi-Zheng Zheng,
Yao-Yin Lou,
Kuang-Min Zhao,
Sheng-Nan Hu,
Guang Li,
Ouardia Akdim,
Xiao-Yang Huang,
Shi-Gang Sun

Affiliations

Jia-Yi Fang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Qi-Zheng Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Yao-Yin Lou: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Kuang-Min Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Sheng-Nan Hu: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Guang Li: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Ouardia Akdim: Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University
Xiao-Yang Huang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Shi-Gang Sun: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35533-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Electroreduction of NO3 − to NH3 is drawing increasing interest. Here, the authors designed a CuCo catalyst imitating the bifunctional nature of Cu-type nitrite reductase to deliver an ampere-level current density for NH3 formation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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