Recent advances of MXene as promising catalysts for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction

Sun, Jie; Kong, Wenhan; Jin, Zhaoyong; Han, Yaqian; Ma, Liangyu; Ding, Xiaoteng; Niu, Yaran; Xu, Yuanhong

doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2020.01.035

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“…Metal nitrides as functional materials have ah igh melting point and hardness, good thermala nd mechanical stability,a s well as excellent corrosion resistance; [89] hence, they have been widelyu sed in applications that require high temperature resistance,a brasion resistance, and chemical corrosion resistance. [90][91][92] MoN has good capacitive characteristicsa nd can be used as an electrode materiali nc apacitors. In addition, as for MoS 2 ,M oN was also widely used for NRR at ambient conditions.…”

Section: Metal-nitride Catalystsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Progress of Electrocatalysts for Ammonia Synthesis Through Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Under Ambient Conditions

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chnology.S he received her bachelor's degree from Jining university,P .R. China. Her research focuses on the electrocatalytic NH 3 synthesis at ambient conditions. Dr.T ingli Ma received her Ph.D. degree in 1999 from Department of Chemistry,F aculty of Science of Kyushu University,J apan. She then joined the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Te chnology (AIST,J apan) as aP ostdoctoral Researcher from 1999 to 2004. She worked as ap rofessor at the Dalian University of Te chnology from 2007-2018. She is working at the Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering Kyushu Institute of Technology,J apan and China Jiliang University.S he leads research teams studying inorganic and organic solar cells, such as dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells, and other related projects including development of catalysts, hydrogen production, functional dyes, and nano-sized semiconducting materials. Dr.M ah as published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Figure 1. Schemeo fe lectrochemicalcell for NH 3 production by electrocatalytic NRR. [30] Published with permission. CopyrightE lsevier,2 018.

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Section: Metal-nitride Catalystsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Progress of Electrocatalysts for Ammonia Synthesis Through Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Under Ambient Conditions

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“…In addition, the smaller MXene sheets exhibited better e‐NRR performance than the large sheets because it exposed more active edge sites. [ 141 ]…”

Section: Electrocatalystsmentioning

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Development of Electrocatalysts for Efficient Nitrogen Reduction Reaction under Ambient Condition

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As one of the most important chemicals and an energy carrier, synthetic ammonia has been widely studied to meet the increasing demand. Among various strategies, electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (e‐NRR) is a promising way because of its green nature and easy set‐up on large‐scale. However, its practical application is extremely limited because of the very‐low production rate, which is strongly dependent on the electrocatalysts used. Therefore, searching novel efficient electrocatalysts for e‐NRR is essential to promote the technology. In this review, it highlights the insights on the mechanism for the NH3 electrochemical synthesis, recommend a reliable protocol for the ammonia detection, and systematically summarize the recent development on novel electrocatalysts, including noble metal‐based materials, single‐metal‐atom catalysts, non‐noble metal, and their compounds, and metal‐free materials, for efficient e‐NRR in both experimental and theoretical studies. Various strategies to improve the catalytic performance by increasing exposed active sites or tuning electronic structures, including surface control, defect engineering, and hybridization, are carefully discussed. Finally, perspectives and challenges are outlined. It can be expected that this review provides insightful guidance on the development of advanced catalytic systems to produce ammonia through N2 reduction.

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“…The naturally existing SASs on bare MXenes show potential in NRR activity. [ 34 ] To further improve the catalytic performance, the heteroatom sites are recommended to be introduced on MXenes.…”

Section: Sass‐mxenes For Energy Conversionmentioning

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Single‐Atom Sites on MXenes for Energy Conversion and Storage

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Single‐atom sites on MXenes (SASs‐MXenes) have attracted widespread attention for energy storage and conversion due to their highest atom utilization efficiency, intriguing intrinsic properties, unusual performance, and improved robustness. In addition, the large surface area and abundant anchor sites make MXenes ideal substrates for supporting single atoms via covalent interaction. Herein, the main strategies for synthesis of SASs‐MXenes are first summarized, which cover capturing single atoms by cation vacancies, coordinating single atoms with heterodopants, and inheriting single atoms from MAX phases. Then, disclosing the crucial roles SASs‐MXenes play in tuning the kinetics and thermodynamics of various catalytic reactions, i.e., hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, CO2 reduction reaction, CO2 functionalization, polysulfide conversion, and other redox reactions involved in rechargeable batteries, is focused on. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities for developing highly active SASs‐MXenes are discussed.

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Recent advances of MXene as promising catalysts for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction

Cited by 87 publications

References 67 publications

Current Progress of Electrocatalysts for Ammonia Synthesis Through Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Under Ambient Conditions

Current Progress of Electrocatalysts for Ammonia Synthesis Through Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Under Ambient Conditions

Development of Electrocatalysts for Efficient Nitrogen Reduction Reaction under Ambient Condition

Single‐Atom Sites on MXenes for Energy Conversion and Storage

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