@article{Chen2023, 
author = {Kai Chen and Guike Zhang and Xiaotian Li and Xiaolin Zhao and Ke Chu},
title = {Electrochemical NO reduction to NH3 on Cu single atom catalyst},
year = {2023},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {16},
number = {4},
pages = {5857-5863},
keywords = {theoretical calculations, electrochemical NO reduction to NH3, Cu single-atom catalyst},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-023-5384-9},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-023-5384-9},
abstract = {Electrochemical NO reduction reaction (NORR) to generate NH3 emerges as a fascinating approach to achieve both NO pollution mitigation and sustainable NH3 synthesis. Herein, we demonstrate that single-atomic Cu anchored on MoS2 (Cu1/MoS2) comprising Cu1-S3 motifs can serve as a highly efficient NORR catalyst. Cu1/MoS2 exhibits an NH3 yield rate of 337.5 μmol·h−1·cm−2 with a Faradaic efficiency of 90.6% at −0.6 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). Combined experiments and theoretical calculations reveal that Cu1-S3 motifs enable the effective activation and hydrogenation of NO through a mixed pathway and simultaneously retard proton coverage, contributing to the high activity and selectivity of Cu1/MoS2 for the NORR.}
}