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  • Generating Defect‐Rich Bism...
    Wang, Yue; Shi, Miao‐miao; Bao, Di; Meng, Fan‐lu; Zhang, Qi; Zhou, Yi‐tong; Liu, Kai‐hua; Zhang, Yan; Wang, Jia‐zhi; Chen, Zhi‐wen; Liu, Da‐peng; Jiang, Zheng; Luo, Mi; Gu, Lin; Zhang, Qing‐hua; Cao, Xing‐zhong; Yao, Yao; Shao, Min‐hua; Zhang, Yu; Zhang, Xin‐Bo; Chen, Jingguang G.; Yan, Jun‐min; Jiang, Qing

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, July 8, 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 28
    Journal Article

    The electrochemical N2 fixation, which is far from practical application in aqueous solution under ambient conditions, is extremely challenging and requires a rational design of electrocatalytic centers. We observed that bismuth (Bi) might be a promising candidate for this task because of its weak binding with H adatoms, which increases the selectivity and production rate. Furthermore, we successfully synthesized defect‐rich Bi nanoplates as an efficient noble‐metal‐free N2 reduction electrocatalyst via a low‐temperature plasma bombardment approach. When exclusively using 1H NMR measurements with N2 gas as a quantitative testing method, the defect‐rich Bi(110) nanoplates achieved a 15NH3 production rate of 5.453 μg mgBi−1 h−1 and a Faradaic efficiency of 11.68 % at −0.6 V vs. RHE in aqueous solution at ambient conditions. Beneficial defects: Defect‐rich bismuth nanoplates achieve a 15NH3 production rate of 5.453 μg mgBi−1 h−1 and a Faradaic efficiency of 11.68 % at −0.6 V vs. RHE in aqueous solutions at ambient conditions because of their poor binding with H adatoms, which increases the selectivity and production rate. Also, 1H NMR measurements with N2 gas ware used as a quantitative test method in aqueous electrolytes.