• 文献标题:   Tetrahedral W-4 cluster confined in graphene-like C2N enables electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction from theoretical perspective
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG J, FANG C, LI Y, AN W
  • 作者关键词:   n2 reduction, c2n, hydrazine, ammonia, dft
  • 出版物名称:   NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0957-4484 EI 1361-6528
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  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1088/1361-6528/ac5bb9
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Exploring the format of active site is essential to further the understanding of an electrocatalyst working under ambient conditions. Herein, we present a DFT study of electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction (eNRR) on W-4 tetrahedron embedded in graphene-like C2N (denoted as W-4@C2N). Our results demonstrate that N-affinity of active sites on W-4 dominate over single-atom site, rendering *NH2 + (H+ + e(-)) ->*NH3 invariably the potential-determining step (PDS) of eNRR via consecutive or distal route (U (L) = -0.68 V) to ammonia formation. However, *NHNH2 + (H+ + e(-)) ->*NH2NH2 has become the PDS (U (L) = -0.54 V) via enzymatic route towards NH2NH2 formation and thereafter desorption, making W-4@C2N a potentially promising catalyst for hydrazine production from eNRR. Furthermore, eNRR is competitive with hydrogen evolution reaction (U (L) = -0.78 V) on W-4@C2N, which demonstrated sufficient thermal stability and electric property for electrode application.