• 文献标题:   Sulfur dots-graphene nanohybrid: a metal-free electrocatalyst for efficient N-2-to-NH3 fixation under ambient conditions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN HY, ZHU XJ, HUANG H, WANG HB, WANG T, ZHAO RB, ZHENG HG, ASIRI AM, LUO YL, SUN XP
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  • 出版物名称:   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   1359-7345 EI 1364-548X
  • 通讯作者地址:   China West Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   59
  • DOI:   10.1039/c9cc00461k
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

NH3 is an important chemical with a wide range of applications, but its synthesis mainly relies upon the harsh Haber-Bosch process with huge CO2 emission. Electrochemical N-2 reduction offers a carbon-neutral process to convert N-2 to NH3 under ambient conditions, but it requires efficient and stable catalysts to drive the N-2 reduction reaction. Herein, we report that a sulfur dots-graphene nanohybrid acts as a metal-free electrocatalyst for ambient N-2(-) to -NH3 conversion with excellent selectivity. When operated in 0.5 M LiClO4, this electrocatalyst achieves a large NH3 yield of 28.56 lg h(-1) mgcat.(-1) and a high Faradaic efficiency of 7.07% at similar to 0.85 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode. Notably, it also shows good electrochemical stability.