Kim, Hee Soo Choi, Jihyun Kong, Jimin Kim, Hansung Yoo, Sung Jong Park, Hyun S. 2024-01-19T15:33:29Z 2024-01-19T15:33:29Z 2022-01-10 2021-01-01 2155-5435 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/117550 Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a promising method for energy-efficient and low-emission NH3 production. Herein, we report electrochemical NH3 production using a copper sulfide-based electrocatalyst. A solid-state synthesis is employed to prepare the Cu9S5 catalyst for artificial N-2 fixation in a neutral aqueous electrolyte. Despite an excellent NRR activity of 10.8 +/- 0.4 mu g/hcm(2) at -0.5 V-RHE, however, the catalyst itself is reductively degraded during the NRR. To achieve continuous electrochemical NH3 production, a regenerative electrochemical sulfur cycle is introduced that revives the Cu9S5 crystal structure and NRR activities. The electrochemical regeneration process reconstructing the metal-sulfur bond in between sequential NH3 production processes restores the NRR activity. Importantly, catalytic surfaces providing a labile sulfhydryl functional group attached to the N-2-adsorption metal center are required to achieve efficient NRR activity under ambient conditions. English AMER CHEMICAL SOC CARBON SPHERES UNS N08800 NITROGEN CUS REDUCTION TEMPERATURE NANOSHEETS AMMONIA N-2 NANOPARTICLES Regenerative Electrocatalytic Redox Cycle of Copper Sulfide for Sustainable NH3 Production under Ambient Conditions Article 10.1021/acscatal.0c03985 1 ACS CATALYSIS, v.11, no.1, pp.435 - 445 ACS CATALYSIS 11 1 435 445 scie scopus 000606833100042 2-s2.0-85099045129 Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Article CARBON SPHERES UNS N08800 NITROGEN CUS REDUCTION TEMPERATURE NANOSHEETS AMMONIA N-2 NANOPARTICLES electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction NH3 production copper sulfide catalyst degradation electrochemical regeneration