Hao, Y. C., Guo, Y., Chen, L. W., Shu, M., Wang, X. Y., Bu, T. A., Gao, W. Y., Zhang, N., Su, X., Feng, X., Zhou, J. W., Wang, B., Hu, C. W., Yin, A. X., Si, R., Zhang, Y. W., & Yan, C. H. (2019). Promoting nitrogen electroreduction to ammonia with bismuth nanocrystals and potassium cations in water. Nature Catalysis, 2(5), 448-456. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-019-0241-7
Hao, Yu Chen ; Guo, Yu ; Chen, Li Wei et al. / Promoting nitrogen electroreduction to ammonia with bismuth nanocrystals and potassium cations in water. In: Nature Catalysis. 2019 ; Vol. 2, No. 5. pp. 448-456.
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Hao YC, Guo Y, Chen LW, Shu M, Wang XY, Bu TA et al. Promoting nitrogen electroreduction to ammonia with bismuth nanocrystals and potassium cations in water. Nature Catalysis. 2019 May 1;2(5):448-456. doi: 10.1038/s41929-019-0241-7