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SMALL METHODS
卷 3, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.201800332
关键词
electrochemical dinitrogen reduction; microkinetic modeling; microstructured electrodes
资金
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Jeffery and Hello Zink Endowed Professional Development Term Chair
One major challenge of electrocatalytic dinitrogen (N-2) reduction is the competition between nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). While experimental development of selective NRR catalysts is indispensable, the aim is to derive insights of catalyst design by developing a model that includes both the kinetics of competing reactions on the electrode and the mass transport of reactants in solution. The developed microkinetic model is reported here and it is applied to evaluate NRR selectivity on planar and microstructured electrodes. As a proof-of-principle, the model is numerically simulated under an aqueous electrolyte of 0.1 M nonoxidizing strong acid. The analysis indicates that while the first electron transfer to N-2 is rate-limiting in most cases, under certain scenarios the impact of subsequent proton transfer on the reaction rate can be prominent. The microstructure of electrodes can pose a limit of N-2 mass transport and intriguingly cast a negative impact on the selectivity of N-2 fixation. Overall, the developed model interfaces the kinetics on electrode surfaces with the mass transport in the solution, and will serve as a general platform for the design and optimization of electrochemical N-2-fixing process.
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