Self-powered NH<sub>3</sub> synthesis by trifunctional Co<sub>2</sub>B-based high power density Zn

Self-powered NH₃ synthesis by trifunctional Co₂B-based high power density Zn–air batteries

Published:2023 Issue:23 Volume:11 Page:12223-12235
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Gupta Divyani¹^ORCID,Kafle Alankar¹,Mohanty Prajna Parimita²³,Das Tisita³^ORCID,Chakraborty Sudip³^ORCID,Ahuja Rajeev²⁴^ORCID,Nagaiah Tharamani C.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India

2. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India

3. Materials Theory for Energy Scavenging (MATES) Lab, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj, Allahabad 211019, India

4. Condensed Matter Theory Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75120, Sweden

Abstract

An approach to eliminate the use of external power to drive NH3 synthesis is presented. A trifunctional Co2B catalyst enables high power density ZABs (500 mW cm−2) to drive NH3 synthesis with a production rate of 1.048 mg h−1 mgcat.−1 after 2 h.

Funder

Science and Engineering Research Board

Vetenskapsrådet

Harish-Chandra Research Institute

Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/TA/D3TA02178E

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