太阳能
氨生产
硝酸盐
光伏系统
氨
离解(化学)
化学
电压
材料科学
电极
化学工程
催化作用
光电子学
光伏
无机化学
化学物理
分解水
太阳能电池
清洁能源
可再生能源
分析化学(期刊)
直流电
工作(物理)
纳米技术
法拉第效率
电合成
电化学
太阳能
作者
Xiaokang Wang,Jiankun Li,Liyun Wu,Sirui Tang,Chuangwei Liu,Jianping Yang,Qilong Wu,Xiangdong Yao,Jun Chen
摘要
ABSTRACT Nitrate electroreduction (NO 3 RR) powered by solar energy offers a sustainable platform for ammonia (NH 3 ) synthesis. However, the variability of solar energy, leads to fluctuating voltages and frequent start‐stop of the system, presents significant challenges for catalysts in maintaining high efficiency and stability. In this work, the symmetry of charge distribution across distinct Cu facets was manipulated, achieving high NH 3 faradaic efficiencies (FEs) above 90% across a wide potential window of 800 mV in an H‐cell condition. Moreover, the membrane electrode assembly directly powered by a commercial silicon‐based solar panel operated for 8 days at a current density of 300 mA cm −2 under fluctuating natural solar conditions (1.6 V–2.9 V), maintaining high NH 3 FE between 81%–94%. Mechanistic studies reveal that incorporating isolated Sn on the Cu (111) facet triggers a highly asymmetric charge distribution, which not only induces a weak field–dipole interaction between NO 3 − and SnCu111 surface but also promotes water dissociation kinetics and key intermediate hydrogenation, maximizing the free energy differentiation from the competing HER. This work provides a blueprint for practical catalyst design, offering a proof of concept for direct solar power‐driven NH 3 electrosynthesis.
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