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Phase modulation of nickel-tin alloys in regulating electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction properties

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电催化氮还原反应（NRR）是在常规条件下合成氨（NH3）的一种有效方法，但其催化性能（例如：选择性、催化效率等）在很大程度上取决于催化剂的物理性质。在本工作中，物理性能可控的Ni-Sn 合金纳米粒子通过简单的两步法成功合成，并将其用作 NRR 的高效电催化剂。通过调控Ni : Sn的原子比例，分别构建了不同物相的Ni-Sn合金，包括：Ni、Ni-Ni3Sn、Ni3Sn、Ni3Sn2、Ni3Sn4和Sn，其中Ni3Sn合金具有高分散性、粒径均匀的颗粒。作为NRR催化剂，Ni3Sn表现出了最好的产NH3性能，在-0.4 V (vs. RHE)电压下的NH3产率和法拉第效率分别为70.60 μg.h-1.mg-1cat和38.00%，远远高于其他Ni-Sn合金和单金属催化剂。此外，该催化剂表现出了优异的选择性，几乎检测不到副产物。相比于在相同条件下合成的其他Ni-Sn合金，Ni3Sn催化剂优异的NRR特性主要归因于独特的相结构以及相对更小的颗粒尺寸。本工作为系统地研究 NRR的物相影响提供了一种简单且有效的方法.

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Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22202114), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Nos. ZR2022MB124 and ZR2022QB028), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2021M701694), Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. 1006-YBA21038), and Experimental Technology Research Project of Qingdao Agricultural University (No. SYJS202217). The Central Laboratory of Qingdao Agriculture University is also acknowledged for the help of physical characterization.

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    Lin Wang, Hang-Ning Liu, Xin Meng, Chang-Hui Sun, Liang-Yu Gong & Jie Wang

  2. Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75121, Uppsala, Sweden

    Hai-Dong Liu & Jie Wang

  3. Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

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Wang, L., Liu, HN., Meng, X. et al. Phase modulation of nickel-tin alloys in regulating electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction properties. Rare Met. 43, 2851–2858 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-02642-8

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