Recent progress in single atomic catalysts for electrochemical N2 fixation

Author:

Fan Binbin,Wang Weijia,Liu Zhihao,Guo Jifan,Yuan Hua,Tan Yeqiang

Abstract

Ammonia (NH3), as an important chemical product, is industrially produced using the traditional energy-intensive Haber-Bosch method at high temperature and pressure. Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) to synthesize NH3 at ambient conditions has been considered as a promising candidate for replacing Haber-Bosch process. However, major obstacles, such as poor catalytic activity and selectivity and extensive competitive hydrogen evolution reaction, remain in NRR, which urgently need to be addressed. Single atom electrocatalysts (SACs) have attracted wide attention in view of their nearly 100% atomic utilization and outstanding catalytic performance. In this review, recent theoretical and experimental advances on novel atomically dispersed electrocatalysts for NRR are summarized and highlighted. We start with the fundamental reaction mechanism of NRR. Then, different preparation methods and the strategies of boosting catalytic performance of SACs from the aspects of coordination environment, coordination number, metal-support interaction and spatial microenvironment regulation are presented and analyzed in detail. Following this, the extensive applications of SACs in terms of noble metal based-SACs and transition metal-based SACs in NRR are discussed. Finally, we provide a perspective of the challenges of SACs for NRR, aiming to guide the rational design of advanced NRR catalysts.

Publisher

OAE Publishing Inc.

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