Cu-Si intermetallic compounds as catalysts in the electrochemical reaction of ammonia synthesis

Cu-Si intermetallic compounds as catalysts in the electrochemical reaction of ammonia synthesis Full article

Journal

Mendeleev Communications
ISSN: 1364-551X , E-ISSN: 0959-9436

Output data

Year: 2026, Volume: 36, DOI: 10.71267/mencom.8057

Authors

Kuznetsova Irina I. ¹ , Lebedeva Olga Konstantinovna ¹ , Kultin Dmitry Yu. ¹ , Nesterenko Sergey N ¹ , Dunaev Sergei Fedorovich ¹ , Kustov Leonid Modestovich ^1,2

Affiliations

1	Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
2	N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation

Results of primary importance for the strategy of using an intermetallic compound (IMC) to implement the sought-after electrochemical nitrite reduction reaction (NO2RR) to ammonia were obtained. The use of the Cu3Si IMC electrocatalyst in NO2RR was recognized as promising, as the achieved Faradaic efficiency and ammonia yield rate were excellent, up to 99% at −1.6 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) and >100 μmol h–1 cm–2, respectively.

Kuznetsova I.I. , Lebedeva O.K. , Kultin D.Y. , Nesterenko S.N. , Dunaev S.F. , Kustov L.M.
Cu-Si intermetallic compounds as catalysts in the electrochemical reaction of ammonia synthesis
Mendeleev Communications. 2026. V.36. DOI: 10.71267/mencom.8057 OpenAlex

Submitted:

Apr 1, 2026

≡ OpenAlex:

W7204882434