articleNature CommunicationsJun 24, 2023GOLD OA

Asymmetric dinitrogen-coordinated nickel single-atomic sites for efficient CO2 electroreduction

University of Science and Technology of China · National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory · +3 more institutions

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Abstract Developing highly efficient, selective and low-overpotential electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reduction is crucial. This study reports an efficient Ni single-atom catalyst coordinated with pyrrolic nitrogen and pyridinic nitrogen for CO 2 reduction to carbon monoxide (CO). In flow cell experiments, the catalyst achieves a CO partial current density of 20.1 mA cm geo −2 at −0.15 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (V RHE ). It exhibits a high turnover frequency of over 274,000 site −1 h −1 at −1.0 V RHE and maintains high Faradaic efficiency of CO (FE CO ) exceeding 90% within −0.15 to −0.9 V RHE . Operando synchrotron-based infrared and X-ray absorption spectra, and theoretical calculations…

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