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- Title
Efficient tandem electroreduction of nitrate into ammonia through coupling Cu single atoms with adjacent Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>.
- Authors
Liu, Yan; Wei, Jie; Yang, Zhengwu; Zheng, Lirong; Zhao, Jiankang; Song, Zhimin; Zhou, Yuhan; Cheng, Jiajie; Meng, Junyang; Geng, Zhigang; Zeng, Jie
- Abstract
The nitrate (NO3−) electroreduction into ammonia (NH3) represents a promising approach for sustainable NH3 synthesis. However, the variation of adsorption configurations renders great difficulties in the simultaneous optimization of binding energy for the intermediates. Though the extensively reported Cu-based electrocatalysts benefit NO3− adsorption, one of the key issues lies in the accumulation of nitrite (NO2−) due to its weak adsorption, resulting in the rapid deactivation of catalysts and sluggish kinetics of subsequent hydrogenation steps. Here we report a tandem electrocatalyst by combining Cu single atoms catalysts with adjacent Co3O4 nanosheets to boost the electroreduction of NO3− to NH3. The obtained tandem catalyst exhibits a yield rate for NH3 of 114.0 mg NH 3 h−1 cm−2, which exceeds the previous values for the reported Cu-based catalysts. Mechanism investigations unveil that the combination of Co3O4 regulates the adsorption configuration of NO2− and strengthens the binding with NO2−, thus accelerating the electroreduction of NO3− to NH3. An optimal catalyst for nitrate electroreduction should satisfy the simultaneously optimized adsorption of intermediates. Here, the authors report a tandem electrocatalyst by combining Cu single atoms with Co3O4 nanosheets, enhancing the binding with NO2−, thus promoting nitrate electroreduction to NH3.
- Subjects
COPPER; ELECTROLYTIC reduction; ATOMS; CATALYST poisoning; BINDING energy; DENITRIFICATION
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-024-48035-4