Boosting nitrite conversion to ammonia by rational design of a Cu <sub>2</sub> O-based electrocatalyst
A ruthenium-doped Cu<sub>2</sub>O electrocatalyst with a multi-layered hollow spherical structure has been proposed for efficient nitrite conversion to ammonia through electrocatalysis. The unique structure provides nanoconfinement effects, which, together with the tailored electronic properties, synergistically contribute to the reduced energy barriers, resulting in high electrocatalytic efficiency and NH<sub>3</sub> selectivity.
Authors
- Yu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-8257)
- Zhen Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6109-9775)
- E Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-5539)
- Yanwen Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-1156)
- Jiahui Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8522-5430)
- Shi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4780-2863)
- Jianyu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7211-7927)
- Jinlong Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5467-4866)
- Qingquan Chen
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CN)
- Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc05661f
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00