Coordination environment-tailored electronic structure of single atomic copper sites for efficient electrochemical nitrate reduction toward ammonia
Tianchi Huang, Taiyu Liang, You Jiao, Qihua Huo, Shuai Qi, Jingwen Zhao, Na Meng, Jinglian Liao, Chunyan Shang, Hengpan Yang, Qi Hu, Chuanxin He
Abstract
A robust strategy is developed to finely tune the electronic structure of Cu by employing single atomic Cu–N–C via both first and second coordination shell engineering, thereby boosting the performance for the nitrate reduction reaction.
Topics & Concepts
AmmoniaCopperElectrochemistryNitrateReduction (mathematics)Ammonia productionInorganic chemistryChemistryMaterials scienceMetallurgyElectrodePhysical chemistryMathematicsOrganic chemistryGeometryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques