NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheet array for high-efficiency electrocatalytic reduction of nitric oxide to ammonia

Here, we demonstrate that under ambient conditions, a nickel-iron layered double hydroxide nanosheet array can exhibit a promising NORR performance, delivering a maximal faradaic efficiency of 82% and a corresponding yield rate of 112 mu mol h(-1) cm(-2), along with high stability for over 30 h. This superior performance is further confirmed as a proof-of-concept for a Zn-NO battery, in which a peak power density of 1.8 mW cm(-2) and a large NH3 yield rate of 32 mu mol h(-1) cm(-2) are observed. Theoretical analyses indicate that NiFe-LDH exhibits effective NO activation capacity and slow hydrogen evolution kinetics.

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This research demonstrates that a nickel-iron layered double hydroxide nanosheet array exhibits promising catalytic performance under ambient conditions, and its superior performance is further confirmed in a Zn-NO battery.