电化学
氨
无机化学
化学
催化作用
硝酸盐
离子键合
法拉第效率
化学工程
离子液体
氢
材料科学
电解水
氨生产
激进的
电解质
产量(工程)
电催化剂
盐(化学)
反离子
水溶液
金属
电子转移
可逆氢电极
作者
Shuyuan Li,Jun‐Hao Zhou,Shi‐Long Han,Doufeng Wang,Ying‐Ying Yu,Jun‐Yu Li,Sihua Liu,Xiaojie Chen,Xinchun Yang,Jian‐Ke Sun
摘要
ABSTRACT Ammonia (NH 3 ) is essential for agriculture and industry, yet the Haber–Bosch process is energy‐intensive and carbon‐emissive. Electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 RR) offers a sustainable alternative by coupling NH 3 synthesis with water remediation. However, challenges such as weak NO 3 − adsorption, competing hydrogen evolution, and suboptimal catalyst microenvironments hinder performance. Here, we report a family of electrocatalysts, Pd⊂QA‐Cage x + ( x = 24, 12, 6), constructed by encapsulating Pd clusters within quaternized organic cages. These discrete hosts enable uniform metal cluster confinement and precise control over the interfacial microenvironment. Increasing cage charge density enriches interfacial NO 3 − concentration, upshifts Pd d ‐band center, and enhances *NO 3 activation. Simultaneously, potential‐driven electron transfer from the counterion (Cl − ) to –NH 2 + – generates stable radicals in the cage skeleton, which mediate water activation to form hydrogen radicals (H•) that spill over to Pd sites, accelerating intermediate hydrogenation. The optimized Pd⊂QA‐Cage 24+ delivers a Faradaic efficiency of 95.44% and an NH 3 yield of 25.70 mg h − 1 mg cat − 1 in neutral electrolytes, outperforming its lower‐charge analogs. Moreover, it enables > 99.4% nitrate removal from eutrophic seawater, reducing NO 3 − concentrations below potable water standards. This work introduces ionic cages as programmable interfacial modifiers, offering a supramolecular strategy to regulate electrochemical microenvironments and boost electrocatalytic NO 3 RR performance.
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