07.04.2025 - 15:57:20

Neue Publikation in Materials Today

Ammoniaksynthese mit elektrochemisch gebildeten Einzelatom-Katalysatoren

Electrocatalytic reduction of dinitrogen is a promising route for sustainable production of ammonia, although the selectivity challenge of the competing nitrogen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions in aqueous electrolytes has not yet been solved. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) offer the hope of bridging this gap because they exhibit unique electronic structure and reactivity in catalytic transformations compared to conventional bulk materials. In a recent article in the journal Materials Today, in-situ formed single-atom centers on Molybdenum-based MXenes were shown to direct the selectivity to the preferred product ammonia by pulsing the electrochemical potential, thus offering a new route to overcome selectivity in nitrogen reduction.

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https://www.uni-due.de/cenide/en/news-detail.php?id=selective-nitrogen-reduction-reaction-at-electrochemically-formed-monoatomic-centers-of-molybdenum-based-mxenes