Elucidation of the Active Phase and Deactivation Mechanisms of Chromium Nitride in the Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

Nash, Jared; Yang, Xuan; Anibal, Jacob; Dunwell, Marco; Yao, Siyu; Attenkofer, Klaus; Chen, Jingguang G.; Yan, Yushan; Xu, Bingjun

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05436

Title: Elucidation of the Active Phase and Deactivation Mechanisms of Chromium Nitride in the Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

Journal Article · Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05436· OSTI ID:1803032

Nash, Jared ^[1];

^[1]; Anibal, Jacob ^[1]; Dunwell, Marco ^[1]; Yao, Siyu; Attenkofer, Klaus; Chen, Jingguang G. ^[2];

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Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19718, United States
Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0016537

OSTI ID:: 1803032

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 123, Issue 39; ISSN 1932-7447

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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