p-d orbital hybridization induced by CuGa2 promotes selective N2 electroreduction

Bin Chen Chaoyang Zheng Dehuan Shi Yi Huang Renxia Deng Yang Wei Zheyuan Liu Yan Yu Shenghong Zhong

引用本文: Bin Chen, Chaoyang Zheng, Dehuan Shi, Yi Huang, Renxia Deng, Yang Wei, Zheyuan Liu, Yan Yu, Shenghong Zhong. p-d orbital hybridization induced by CuGa2 promotes selective N2 electroreduction[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2025, 44(1): 100468. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100468 shu
Citation:  Bin Chen,  Chaoyang Zheng,  Dehuan Shi,  Yi Huang,  Renxia Deng,  Yang Wei,  Zheyuan Liu,  Yan Yu,  Shenghong Zhong. p-d orbital hybridization induced by CuGa2 promotes selective N2 electroreduction[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2025, 44(1): 100468. doi: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2024.100468 shu

p-d orbital hybridization induced by CuGa2 promotes selective N2 electroreduction

摘要: In the quest to align with industrial benchmarks, a noteworthy gap remains in the field of electrochemical nitrogen fixation, particularly in achieving high Faradaic efficiency (FE) and yield. The electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation process faces considerable hurdles due to the difficulty of cleaving the highly stable N≡N triple bond. Additionally, the electrochemical pathway for nitrogen fixation is often compromised by the concurrent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which competes aggressively for electrons and active sites on the catalyst surface, thereby reducing the FE of nitrogen reduction reactions (NRR). To surmount these challenges, this study introduces an innovative bimetallic catalyst, CuGa2, synthesized through p-d orbital hybridization to selectively facilitate N2 electroreduction. This catalyst has demonstrated a remarkable NH3 yield of 9.82 μg h-1 cm-2 and an associated Faradaic efficiency of 38.25%. Our findings elucidate that the distinctive p-d hybridization interaction between Ga and Cu enhances NH3 selectivity by reducing the reaction energy barrier for hydrogenation and suppressing hydrogen evolution. This insight highlights the significance of the p-d orbital hybridization in optimizing the electrocatalytic performance of CuGa2 for nitrogen fixation.

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