Chem. Commun. - Ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of RhCu alloy nanospheres for electrocatalytic urea production

Siyu Fu, Kaibin Chu, Minhao Guo, Zhenzhong Wu, Yang Wang, Jieru Yang, Feili Lai*, Tianxi Liu*

Chemical Communication 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3CC00102D

Herein, the electronic structure of RhCu nanospheres was optimized and the size of the nanoparticles was reduced by an ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal method. The performance of electrocatalytic urea synthesis was improved with an enhanced faradaic efficiency and urea yield rate of 34.82 ± 2.47% and 26.81 ± 0.62 mmol g^-1 h^-1, respectively. This work opens a novel insight into synthesizing an electrocatalyst by ultrasonic treatment for urea production.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC00102D