文摘
Using tetrahexahedral gold nanorods as a heterogeneous electrocatalyst, an electrocatalytic N<sub>2sub> reduction reaction is shown to be possible at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, with a high Faradic efficiency up to 4.02% at −0.2 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (1.648 µg h<sup>−1sup> cm<sup>−2sup> and 0.102 µg h<sup>−1sup> cm<sup>−2sup> for NH<sub>3sub> and N<sub>2sub>H<sub>4sub>·H<sub>2sub>O, respectively).