ArticleACS catalysis2023
Searching for the Rules of Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation.
Article in ACS catalysis, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Pathways to sustainable lithium-mediated ammonia electrosynthesis: tuning reaction environment and advancing reactor design.RSC advances · 2026Review
- In situ NMR-guided design of alkaline electrochemical ammonia synthesis.Science advances · 2025Article
- Debunking Pitfalls of Li-NACS electrochemistry · 2025Article
- The Role of Ethanol in Lithium-Mediated Nitrogen Reduction.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025Article
- Accelerating lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction through an integrated palladium membrane hydrogenation reactor.Nature communications · 2025Article
- A carbon cathode for lithium mediated electrochemical ammonia synthesis.Energy & environmental science · 2025Article
- Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: The Energy Efficiency Challenge.ACS energy letters · 2025Article
- Techno-economic assessment of different small-scale electrochemical NHEnergy & environmental science · 2024Article
- Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction: The Energetic Distance to Lithium.ACS energy letters · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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13 authors.
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Abstract
Li-mediated ammonia synthesis is, thus far, the only electrochemical method for heterogeneous decentralized ammonia production. The unique selectivity of the solid electrode provides an alternative to one of the largest heterogeneous thermal catalytic processes. However, it is burdened with intrinsic energy losses, operating at a Li plating potential. In this work, we survey the periodic table to understand the fundamental features that make Li stand out. Through density functional theory calculations and experimentation on chemistries analogous to lithium (e.g., Na, Mg, Ca), we find that lithium is unique in several ways. It combines a stable nitride that readily decomposes to ammonia with an ideal solid electrolyte interphase, balancing reagents at the reactive interface. We propose descriptors based on simulated formation and binding energies of key intermediates and further on hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB principle) to generalize such features. The survey will help the community toward electrochemical systems beyond Li for nitrogen fixation.
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