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General synthesis of transition metal nitride arrays by ultrafast flash joule heating within 500 ms

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Transition metal nitrides (TMNs) are considered as viable alternatives to noble metal catalysts owing to their versatile electronic structure and favorable catalytic performance. However, the conventional synthetic processes for TMNs suffer from high energy consumption and low production yield. In this study, a range of TMNs and their hetero-composite arrays were successfully synthesized via an ultrafast flash Joule heating technology within 0.5 s. As a proof concept, the nitrides and hetero-composites were applied for the electrocatalytic hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR), in which the Co4N/Mo16N7 arrays shows the best performance with a geometric current density of 100 mA cm−2 at 23 mV (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)). This work paves a new way for the ultrafast synthesis of TMNs which could meet the ever-increased energy crisis.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22375001), the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (2208085Y03, 2208085QB30), the University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province (GXXT-2023-036), the Key Scientific Research Foundation of the Education Department of Anhui Province (2023AH050113), and the Start-up Grant from Anhui University. The authors acknowledge the Hefei In-situ Technology. Co., Ltd. for experimental help.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China

    Peiqi Shen, Yanan Gao, Yunxiang Lin, Yuchen Han & Kun Xu

  2. Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Center of Free Electron Laser & High Magnetic Field, Leibniz International Joint Research Center of Materials Sciences of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China

    Jiahui Zhao & Yunxiang Lin

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Shen, P., Zhao, J., Gao, Y. et al. General synthesis of transition metal nitride arrays by ultrafast flash joule heating within 500 ms. Sci. China Chem. 67, 1976–1982 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-023-1886-7

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