JOURNAL ARTICLE

Boosting nitrate electroreduction to ammonia on NbOxvia constructing oxygen vacancies

Abstract

A NbO x catalyst with oxygen vacancies is synthesized and used for nitrate electroreduction to ammonia. The faradaic efficiency of 94.5% and the NH 3 formation rate of 55.0 μg h −1 mg cat −1 can be achieved in a neutral electrolyte.

Keywords:
Ammonia Nitrate Oxygen Inorganic chemistry Natural bond orbital Catalysis Electrolyte Chemistry Faraday efficiency Physical chemistry Electrode Computational chemistry Organic chemistry Density functional theory

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Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Physical Sciences →  Chemical Engineering →  Catalysis
Hydrogen Storage and Materials
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