TY  - JOUR
A1  - Balischewski, Christian
A1  - Choi, Hyung-Seok
A1  - Behrens, Karsten
A1  - Beqiraj, Alkit
A1  - Körzdörfer, Thomas
A1  - Gessner, Andre
A1  - Wedel, Armin
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - Metal sulfide nanoparticle synthesis with ionic liquids state of the art and future perspectives
JF  - ChemistryOpen
N2  - Metal sulfides are among the most promising materials for a wide variety of technologically relevant applications ranging from energy to environment and beyond. Incidentally, ionic liquids (ILs) have been among the top research subjects for the same applications and also for inorganic materials synthesis. As a result, the exploitation of the peculiar properties of ILs for metal sulfide synthesis could provide attractive new avenues for the generation of new, highly specific metal sulfides for numerous applications. This article therefore describes current developments in metal sulfide nano-particle synthesis as exemplified by a number of highlight examples. Moreover, the article demonstrates how ILs have been used in metal sulfide synthesis and discusses the benefits of using ILs over more traditional approaches. Finally, the article demonstrates some technological challenges and how ILs could be used to further advance the production and specific property engineering of metal sulfide nanomaterials, again based on a number of selected examples.
KW  - Ionic liquids
KW  - ionic liquid crystals
KW  - ionic liquid precursors
KW  - metal
KW  - sulfides
KW  - catalysis
KW  - electrochemistry
KW  - energy materials
KW  - LED
KW  - solar
KW  - cells
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202000357
SN  - 2191-1363
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
SP  - 272
EP  - 295
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Qin, Qing
A1  - Oschatz, Martin
T1  - Overcoming chemical inertness under ambient conditions
BT  - a critical view on recent developments in Ammonia synthesis via electrochemical N-2 reduction by asking five questions
JF  - ChemElectroChem
N2  - Ammonia (NH3) synthesis by the electrochemical N-2 reduction reaction (NRR) is increasingly studied and proposed as an alternative process to overcome the disadvantages of Haber-Bosch synthesis by a more energy-efficient, carbon-free, delocalized, and sustainable process. An ever-increasing number of scientists are working on the improvement of the faradaic efficiency (FE) and NH3 production rate by developing novel catalysts, electrolyte concepts, and/or by contributing theoretical studies. The present Minireview provides a critical view on the interplay of different crucial aspects in NRR from the electrolyte, over the mechanism of catalytic activation of N-2, to the full electrochemical cell. Five critical questions are asked, discussed, and answered, each coupled with a summary of recent developments in the respective field. This article is not supposed to be a complete summary of recent research about NRR but provides a rather critical personal view on the field. It is the major aim to give an overview over crucial influences on different length scales to shine light on the sweet spots into which room for revolutionary instead of incremental improvements may exist.
KW  - N-2 reduction
KW  - ammonia synthesis
KW  - catalysis
KW  - catalysts
KW  - electrolytes
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901970
SN  - 2196-0216
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SP  - 878
EP  - 889
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -