Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy ( IF 20.2 ) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 , DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.122186 Guangming Zhan , Fengjiao Quan , Yancai Yao , Shengxi Zhao , Xiufan Liu , Huayu Gu , Yi Huang , Xiao Liu , Falong Jia , Lizhi Zhang
Electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation is crucial for sustainable NH3 production, however it still suffers from sluggish kinetics. Here, we report that single-layer MoS2 with adjacent Mo sites (A-Mo-MoS2) prepared by preciously controlling the oriented topological conversion could exhibit an exceptional NH3 yield rate of 48.8 µg h–1 mg–1 and Faradic efficiency (FE) of 27.3 % at −0.20 V vs. RHE, far beyond MoS2 with isolated sulfur vacancies (I-SV-MoS2) with a 18.8 µg h–1 mg–1 rate and 8.4 % FE. Theoretical analysis reveal that A-Mo-MoS2 could induce their unpaired spin-polarized electrons to share along the outermost Mo edge, thereby forming a grand spin-delocalized electrons reservoir. Compared to limited spin-localized electrons on I-SV-MoS2, these spin-delocalized electrons could significantly facilitate nitrogen activation and switched the rate-determining step from energy-demanding *N2 hydrogenation to surmountable *HNNH hydrogenation. Our work offers a new strategy to promote nitrogen fixation by spin-delocalized electrons effect.
中文翻译:
具有相邻 Mo 位点的单层 MoS2 通过自旋离域电子效应实现高效电催化固氮
电催化固氮对于可持续的 NH 3生产至关重要,但它仍然存在动力学缓慢的问题。在这里,我们报告了通过精确控制定向拓扑转换制备的具有相邻 Mo 位点的单层 MoS 2 (A-Mo-MoS 2 ) 可以表现出 48.8 µg h –1 mg –1的异常 NH 3产率和法拉第效率(FE) 在 −0.20 V 相对于 RHE 时为 27.3%,远远超过具有孤立硫空位的 MoS 2 (I-SV-MoS 2 ),速率为 18.8 µg h –1 mg –1和 8.4 % FE。理论分析表明A-Mo-MoS 2可以诱导它们未成对的自旋极化电子沿着最外层的 Mo 边缘共享,从而形成一个大的自旋离域电子库。与 I-SV-MoS 2上有限的自旋定域电子相比,这些自旋离域电子可以显着促进氮活化,并将决速步骤从需要能量的 *N 2氢化转变为可克服的 *HNNH 氢化。我们的工作提供了一种通过自旋离域电子效应促进固氮的新策略。