Strategies to suppress hydrogen evolution for highly selective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: challenges and perspectives

2021/01/01 by Yongwen Ren, Chang Yu, Xinyi Tan +3 · 6 citations
Chemical Engineering · Energy · #Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques #Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction #Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

paper · doi:10.1039/d0ee03596c

openalex publication_date 2021/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

This review underlines the strategies to suppress HER for selective NRR in view of proton-/electron-transfer kinetics, thermodynamics, and electrocatalyst design on the basis of deep understanding for NRR mechanisms.

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