Interstitial Cobalt in Pt Shell of Pd@Pt Mesoporous Core-Shell Nanospheres with Strong d-d Orbital Hybridization for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation.
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Abstract
Ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) is critical for efficient ammonia utilization as a hydrogen carrier, yet state-of-the-art Pt-based catalysts suffer significant activity loss due to strong *NOx species (*NO, *NO2) adsorption. Herein, Pd@Pt mesoporous core-shell nanospheres with interstitial Co in Pt shell (Pd@Pt-Co MCSN) are demonstrated as an excellent AOR electrocatalyst, which achieves a mass activity of 293.6 A g-1 at 0.7 V versus RHE, 4.8-fold higher than commercial Pt/C. The interstitial Co dopant tunes the d-d orbital hybridization state, optimizes the Pt d-band center position, and facilitates electron transfer from Co to Pt, which effectively weakens the adsorption of toxic *NOx and lowers the energy barrier for N-N coupling. When integrated into a Zn-NH3 battery, the catalyst enables efficient NH3-to-H2 conversion with a Faradaic efficiency of 96.8% and stable operation for 30 hours at 12 mA cm-2. The work may provide a new design concept to develop advanced electrocatalysts for AOR.
氨氧化反应(AOR)作为氢载体对氨的高效利用至关重要,但最先进的pt基催化剂由于对NOx (*NO, *NO2)的强吸附而遭受显著的活性损失。研究结果表明,Pd@Pt介孔核壳纳米球(Pd@Pt-Co MCSN)是一种优异的AOR电催化剂,在0.7 V时,其质量活性达到293.6 a g-1,比商用Pt/C高4.8倍。间隙Co掺杂调整了d-d轨道杂化态,优化了Pt d带中心位置,促进了Co向Pt的电子转移,有效地减弱了有毒*NOx的吸附,降低了N-N耦合的能垒。当集成到Zn-NH3电池中时,该催化剂可实现nh3到h2的高效转化,法拉第效率为96.8%,并在12 mA cm-2下稳定运行30小时。本研究为开发先进的AOR电催化剂提供了一种新的设计思路。
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