Tailored p‐Orbital Delocalization by Diatomic Pt‐Ce Induced Interlayer Spacing Engineering for Highly‐Efficient Ammonia Electrosynthesis
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Abstract Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia (eNO3RR) is a green and appealing method for ammonia synthesis, but is hindered by the multistep chemical reaction and competitive hydrogen generation. Herein, the synthesis of 2D SnS nanosheets with tailored interlayer spacing is reported, including both expansion and compression, through the active diatomic Pt‐Ce pairs. Taking together the experimental results, in situ Raman spectra, and DFT calculations, it is found that the compressed interlayer spacing can tune the electron density of localized p‐orbital in Sn into its delocalized states, thus enhancing the chemical affinity towards NO3− and NO2− but inhibiting hydrogen generation simultaneously. This phenomenon significantly facilitates the rate‐determining step (*NO3→*NO2) in eNO3RR, and realizes an excellent Faradaic efficiency (94.12%) and yield rate (0.3056 mmol cm−2 h−1) for NH3 at −0.5 V versus RHE. This work provides a powerful strategy for tailoring flexible interlayer spacing of 2D materials and opens a new avenue for constructing high‐performance catalysts for ammonia synthesis.
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OpenAlex topics: Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Caching and Content Delivery
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR 999077 P. R. China
State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR 999077 P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Processing & Mold Zhengzhou University Ministry of Education Zhengzhou 450002 P. R. China
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu University Fukuoka 816‐8580 Japan
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City University of Hong Kong
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