Elevating Nitrate Reduction through the Mastery of Hierarchical Hydrogen-Bond Networks
Xiamen University · Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials · +4 more institutions
Abstract
To effectively resolve environmental and industrial dilemmas, electrochemical reduction of nitrate (NO3–) to ammonia (NH3) offers a brilliant strategy for tackling pollution and creating economic value, but the scarcity and reduced reactivity of available interfacial water and reactive adsorbates represent ongoing obstacles. Here, we reform the water–ion networks via electrolyte concentration manipulation and electrode construction on atomically flat Au single-crystal surfaces. With the combination of in situ Raman spectroscopy and multifidelity theoretical simulations, we pinpoint H2O with dual hydrogen-bond donors as an observable indicator for nitrate electroreduction (NO3RR). A hierarchical configuration…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 12.53
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 30
Authors
8- RZRu-Yu Zhou
Xiamen University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- SZShisheng Zheng
Xiamen University, Peking University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- XLXuan Liu
Xiamen University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- YWYaohui Wang
Xiamen University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- SLShunning Li
Peking University
Topics & keywords
- Chemistry
- Hydrogen bond
- Reduction (mathematics)
- Nitrate
- Hydrogen
- Organic chemistry
- Molecule
Funding
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 22361132532, T2293692, 22322206, 22021001, 22402163
- DADevelopment and Reform Commission of Shenzhen Municipality
- SSShenzhen Science and Technology Innovation ProgramAward: ZDSYS201707281026184
- SSSoft Science Research Project of Guangdong ProvinceAward: 2017B030301013