Qing Jiang

TL;DR: Using tetrahexahedral gold nanorods as a heterogeneous electrocatalyst, an electrocatalytic N2 reduction reaction was shown to be possible at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, with a high Faradic efficiency up to 4.02% at -0.2 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that by using Au sub-nanoclusters embedded on TiO2 (Au loading is 1.542 wt%), the electrocatalytic N2 reduction reaction (NRR) is indeed possible at ambient condition and with very high and stable production yield.

TL;DR: This paper reports that CeOx -induced amorphization of Au nanoparticles anchored on reduced graphite oxide (a-Au/CeOx -RGO) has been achieved by a facile coreduction method under ambient atmosphere, and achieves a high Faradaic efficiency and ammonia yield, significantly higher than that of the crystalline counterpart (c-AU/RGO), and even comparable to the yields and efficiencies under harsh temperatures and/or pressures.

TL;DR: It is shown that eutectic-composition alloying of zinc and aluminum as an effective strategy substantially tackles irreversibility issues by making use of their lamellar structure, composed of alternating zinc and Aluminum nanolamellas.