化学
催化作用
密度泛函理论
无机化学
X射线吸收光谱法
电合成
尿素
电化学
光谱学
极化(电化学)
氧化还原
吸收光谱法
配体(生物化学)
电子转移
协调数
结晶学
配位复合体
吸附
过渡金属
过氧化氢
过氧化物
次磷酸
物理化学
活动站点
介电谱
钼
作者
Shengbo Zhang,Ke Li,Hui Xu,Lanze Li,Jiexin Wen,Chenxi Ma,Yong Jiang,Huajie Yin,Haimin Zhang,Jun Li Yin,Qiong Lei,Huijun Zhao
摘要
ABSTRACT Precise regulation of metal‒intermediate binding is essential for selective electrocatalysis, yet conventional symmetric single‐atom coordination often limits directional adsorption control. Here we report an asymmetric O/N‐co‐coordinated Zn single‐atom catalyst, Zn‐O 3 N 1 ‐C, using symmetric Zn‐O 4 ‐C as a structural counterpart. Structural characterization and x‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) confirm atomically dispersed Zn‒O 3 N 1 sites, in which replacing one O ligand with less electronegative N not only breaks local symmetry, but also enriches Zn electron density and lowers the Zn oxidation state. Operando XAS further reveals that Zn–O 3 N 1 undergoes cathodic‐bias‐induced electronic enrichment and anisotropic Zn─N/Zn─O bond response, amplifying local coordination polarization while preserving the isolated Zn─O/N framework. This dynamically polarized asymmetric coordination shifts Zn‒adsorbate interactions toward a Sabatier‐favorable regime, enabling two adsorption‐governed transformations. For CO 2 /nitrate co‐reduction, Zn‐O 3 N 1 ‐C promotes *NO/*NHO‐mediated C‒N coupling. The same catalyst also demonstrates excellent electrocatalytic activity toward two‐electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e − ORR). The electrosynthesized urea and H 2 O 2 are further coupled to produce urea peroxide. Operando spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations reveal that asymmetric Zn–O 3 N 1 coordination optimizes *NO/*NHO and *OOH binding, establishing dynamic coordination polarization as a design principle for selective single‐atom electrocatalysis.
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