Rectifying Heterointerface Facilitated C-N Coupling Dynamics Enables Efficient Urea Electrosynthesis Under Ultralow Potentials

IF 19.3 1区材料科学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

ACS Energy Letters Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI:10.1002/anie.202413534

Mingyu Cheng, Shao Wang, Zechuan Dai, Jing Xia, Bocheng Zhang, Pingyi Feng, Yin Zhu, Yangyang Zhang, Genqiang Zhang

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Abstract

Electrocatalytic C-N coupling for urea synthesis from carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrate (NO3-) offers a sustainable alternative to the traditional Bosch-Meiser method. However, the complexity of intermediates in co-reduction hampers simultaneous improvement in urea yield and Faradaic efficiency (FE). Herein, we developed a Cu/Cu2O Mott-Schottky catalyst with nanoscale rectifying heterointerfaces through precise controllable in-situ electroreduction of Cu2O nanowires, achieving notable FE (32.6-47.0%) and substantial yields (6.08-30.4 μmol h-1 cm-2) across a broad range of ultralow applied potentials (0 to -0.3 V vs. RHE). Operando synchrotron radiation-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (SR-FTIR) confirmed the formation of *CO intermediates and C-N bonds, subsequently density functional theory (DFT) calculations deciphered that the Cu/Cu2O rectifying heterointerface modulated *CO adsorption, significantly enhancing subsequent C-N coupling dynamics between *CO and *NOH intermediates. This work not only provides a groundbreaking and advanced pathway for C-N coupling, but also offers deep insights into copper-based heterointerface catalysts for urea synthesis.

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整流异质界面促进 C-N 耦合动力学实现超低电位下的高效尿素电合成

以二氧化碳（CO2）和硝酸盐（NO3-）为原料合成尿素的电催化 C-N 偶联法为传统的 Bosch-Meiser 方法提供了一种可持续的替代方法。然而，共还原过程中中间产物的复杂性阻碍了尿素产量和法拉第效率（FE）的同步提高。在此，我们通过对 Cu2O 纳米线进行精确可控的原位电还原，开发出了一种具有纳米级整流异质界面的 Cu/Cu2O Mott-Schottky 催化剂，在广泛的超低应用电位（0 至 -0.3 V 对 RHE）范围内实现了显著的 FE（32.6-47.0%）和可观的产率（6.08-30.4 μmol h-1 cm-2）。操作同步辐射-傅立叶变换红外光谱（SR-FTIR）证实了*CO中间体和C-N键的形成，随后的密度泛函理论（DFT）计算破译了Cu/Cu2O整流异质表面对*CO吸附的调节作用，显著增强了随后*CO和*NOH中间体之间的C-N耦合动力学。这项工作不仅为 C-N 偶联提供了一种开创性的先进途径，还为铜基异质界面催化剂在尿素合成中的应用提供了深刻的见解。

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ACS Energy Letters Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

CiteScore

31.20

自引率

5.00%

发文量

469

审稿时长

1 months

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