Water electrolysis for energy-efficient H_(2)production coupled with hydrazine oxidation reaction(HzOR)is prevailing,while the sluggish electrocatalysts are strongly hindering its scalable application.Herein,we scheme...Water electrolysis for energy-efficient H_(2)production coupled with hydrazine oxidation reaction(HzOR)is prevailing,while the sluggish electrocatalysts are strongly hindering its scalable application.Herein,we schemed a novel porous Ce-doped Ni3N nanosheet arrays grown on nickel foam(Ce-Ni3N/NF)as a remarkable bifunctional catalyst for both hydrogen evolution reaction and HzOR.Significantly,the overall hydrazine splitting system can achieve low cell voltages of 0.156 and 0.671 V at 10 and 400 mA·cm^(−2),and the system is remarkably stable to operate over 100 h continuous test at the high-current-density of 400 mA·cm^(−2).Various characterizations prove that the porous nanosheet arrays expose more active sites,and more excellent diffusion kinetics and lower charge-transfer resistance,therefore boosting catalytic performance.Furthermore,density functional theory calculation reveals that the incorporation of Ce can effectively optimize the free energy of hydrogen adsorption and promote intrinsic catalytic activity of Ni_(3)N.展开更多
To investigate whether industrial robots have improved the ecological environment,this study integrated the adoption of robot technology and pollution abatement into Melitz's heterogeneous firm model.This showed t...To investigate whether industrial robots have improved the ecological environment,this study integrated the adoption of robot technology and pollution abatement into Melitz's heterogeneous firm model.This showed that using robots in production can lower firms'pollution intensity by increasing their abatement investments,and this reduction effect is greater for higher polluting firms and those subject to weaker local environmental regulations.These theoretical expectations were then confirmed through a series of empirical investigations based on Bartik instrument regressions,with multiple robustness checks as well as heterogeneity and mechanism analyses.This paper adds to the literature on the relationships between automation technologies and green transformation.It shows that in the pursuit of economic growth and environmental protection,it is necessary for policymakers to shift from pollution control to technical support for traditional manufacturing firms.展开更多
基金supported by Nantong University Analysis&Testing Center。
文摘Water electrolysis for energy-efficient H_(2)production coupled with hydrazine oxidation reaction(HzOR)is prevailing,while the sluggish electrocatalysts are strongly hindering its scalable application.Herein,we schemed a novel porous Ce-doped Ni3N nanosheet arrays grown on nickel foam(Ce-Ni3N/NF)as a remarkable bifunctional catalyst for both hydrogen evolution reaction and HzOR.Significantly,the overall hydrazine splitting system can achieve low cell voltages of 0.156 and 0.671 V at 10 and 400 mA·cm^(−2),and the system is remarkably stable to operate over 100 h continuous test at the high-current-density of 400 mA·cm^(−2).Various characterizations prove that the porous nanosheet arrays expose more active sites,and more excellent diffusion kinetics and lower charge-transfer resistance,therefore boosting catalytic performance.Furthermore,density functional theory calculation reveals that the incorporation of Ce can effectively optimize the free energy of hydrogen adsorption and promote intrinsic catalytic activity of Ni_(3)N.
基金supported financially by the Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project (No.21NDQN303YB).
文摘To investigate whether industrial robots have improved the ecological environment,this study integrated the adoption of robot technology and pollution abatement into Melitz's heterogeneous firm model.This showed that using robots in production can lower firms'pollution intensity by increasing their abatement investments,and this reduction effect is greater for higher polluting firms and those subject to weaker local environmental regulations.These theoretical expectations were then confirmed through a series of empirical investigations based on Bartik instrument regressions,with multiple robustness checks as well as heterogeneity and mechanism analyses.This paper adds to the literature on the relationships between automation technologies and green transformation.It shows that in the pursuit of economic growth and environmental protection,it is necessary for policymakers to shift from pollution control to technical support for traditional manufacturing firms.
