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Cation doping driven performance optimization of MoS2 nanoarrays for nitrate and sulfide co-electrolysis
Nano Research 2025, 18(9): 94907778
Published: 28 August 2025
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Simultaneous nitrate reduction and sulfide oxidation reactions (NO3RR and SOR) to generate valuable chemicals represent an appealing strategy for green synthesis; however, the sluggish kinetics seriously hinder their application. Herein, we report that Ni dopants can optimize the electronic structure of MoS2, which thus favors the adsorption of reactants/intermediates and reduces the corresponding energy barriers. As a result, the designed catalyst shows a maximal Faradic efficiency of 88.4% and a corresponding yield rate of 66.7 μmol·h−1·cm−2 for NH3 synthesis, accompanied by a high robustness over 60 h. Besides, it can also trigger the SOR activity with a low potential of 0.105 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) to produce 10 mA·cm−2, far smaller than that needed for conventional water oxidation (1.545 V vs. RHE). Accordingly, a coupling system with NO3RR and SOR is constructed for synchronous formation of value-added products on both anode and cathode. This work demonstrates an attractive attempt to construct advanced MoS2-based catalysts towards electrosynthesis.

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