Controllable Synthesis of Conducting Polymer/High-Entropy Perovskite Composites with "Quasi-gas-solid" Interfaces for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation and Reduction

Fossil-fuel-based ammonia production currently generates 1 % of the world’s annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions. In order to decarbonize this industrial sector, considerable research attention has been given to the design of novel electrocatalysts for the nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR). However, ammonia synthesis through N2 electroreduction is still far away from practical applications. Within the framework of this project, we aim to develop a “quasi-gas-solid” interface comprising conductive polymer/highentropy perovskite composites and to introduce abundant defective sites on the surface of the high-entropy perovskite for high catalytic activity and selectivity. The 3-year long project aims to lay the foundation for long-standing cooperation between Chinese and Belgian researchers within the field of nitrogen electroreduction. New understandings of electrokinetic processes taking place on the NRR catalyst surface will be generated by both theoretical and experimental investigations. This proposal is therefore interdisciplinary and aspires to bring together young, ambitious, and established scientists from Jiangnan University and KU Leuven to exchange their expertise and tackle challenges in the development of sustainable functional materials for eNRR