Ambient electrohydrogenation of N2 for NH3 synthesis on non-metal boron phosphide nanoparticles: the critical role of P in boosting the catalytic activity

As a non-metal electrocatalyst for the N2 reduction reaction, boron phosphide nanoparticles offer a high NH3 yield of 26.42 μg h−1 mgcat.−1 and a high faradaic efficiency of 12.7% at –0.60 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode in 0.1 M HCl.

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