Understanding the lattice nitrogen stability and deactivation pathways of cubic CrN nanoparticles in the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction
- 5 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 9 (13), 8568-8575
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta11727g
Abstract
CrN nanoparticles with a cubic rocksalt structure are investigated for the lattice stability during the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction. Lattice collapse and ammonia poisoning are proposed as the two possible deactivation pathways.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51772008, 51825201)
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M670039)
- National Basic Research Program of China (2019YFB1505001)
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