• 文献标题:   Cr2O3 Nanoparticle-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid: A Highly Active Electrocatalyst for N-2 Reduction at Ambient Conditions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XIA L, LI BH, ZHANG Y, ZHANG R, JI L, CHEN HY, CUI GW, ZHENG HG, SUN XP, XIE FY, LIU Q
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  • 出版物名称:   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   0020-1669 EI 1520-510X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Sichuan Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   44
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03143
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Electrochemical reduction is an eco-friendly alternative for energy-saving artificial N-2 fixation. The development of this process requires efficient N-2 reduction reaction (NRR) electrocatalysts to overcome the challenge with N-2 activation. We show that a Cr2O3 nanoparticle-reduced graphene oxide hybrid (Cr2O3-rGO) is as an outstanding catalyst for electrochemical N-2-to-NH3 conversion under ambient conditions. In 0.1 M HCl, Cr2O3-rGO achieves a high NH3 yield of 33.3 mu g h(-1) mg (-1)(cat). at -0.7 V vs RHE and a high Faradaic efficiency of 7.33% at -0.6 V vs RHE, with excellent selectivity for NH3 synthesis and stability. Density functional theory calculations were executed to gain further insight into the mechanisms.