Modulating catalyst surface wettability to boost electrochemical ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions
Engineered hydrophobic–hydrophilic regions tune catalyst wettability to control the triple-phase boundary, promoting N 2 adsorption while limiting proton transport. This enhances NRR selectivity and suppresses competing HER.
Authors
- Krishnan Ravi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4656-5221)
- Nilam Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1580-739X)
- Jun Ho Shim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-3564)
Institutions
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
- Daegu University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta06140g
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39