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Accelerated Dinitrogen Electroreduction to Ammonia via Interfacial Polarization Triggered by Single-Atom Protrusions
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Summary Electrocatalytic N2 reduction reaction (NRR) offers a promising low-energy, sustainable ammonia-synthesizing alternative to Haber-Bosch reaction. One roadblock lying in access to high-performance ammonia electrosynthesis emanates from the unsatisfied ability of electrocatalysts to wreck N≡N bond. Here, we report that interfacial polarization is an efficient scenario to enhance N≡N fracture to boost electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, protrusion-shaped Fe single-atom catalysts immobilized onto MoS2 nanosheets engender electric fields to polarize N2. The resultant interfacial polarization fields between Fe-MoS2 and N2 drive the injection of more electrons into N2 antibonding orbitals in a fast manner, leading to a superior ammonia-evolving rate (36.1 ± 3.6 mmol g−1 h−1 or 97.5 ± 6 μg h−1 cm−2) at low applied potential. Similar phenomena are applicable in Co-MoS2, Cu-MoS2, Rh-MoS2, or Ru-MoS2, suggesting the potential universality of our interfacial polarization concept in upgrading wide-scope catalysis.
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- Li, J., Chen, S., Quan, F., Zhan, G., Jia, F., Ai, Z., & Zhang, L.
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- Chem
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- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-04
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 885-901
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- 2451-9294 (ISSN-L)
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- W3006569418
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- 322
- References
- 33
- FWCI
- 10.74
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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