Revealing the origin of activity in phthalocyanine-based dual-metal sites towards electrochemical nitric oxide reduction

Xiaorong Zhu; Xiaolei Yuan; Yijin Wang; Ming Ge; Yanfeng Tang

doi:10.1039/d3cc02594b

Revealing the origin of activity in phthalocyanine-based dual-metal sites towards electrochemical nitric oxide reduction

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Aug 15;59(66):9960-9963. doi: 10.1039/d3cc02594b.

Authors

Xiaorong Zhu¹, Xiaolei Yuan¹, Yijin Wang¹, Ming Ge¹, Yanfeng Tang¹

Affiliation

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. xiaorongzhu@ntu.edu.cn.

PMID: 37501539
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc02594b

Abstract

Coordinated ligands play crucial roles in tuning the electrochemical nitrate reduction performance of phthalocyanine (Pc)-based dual atom catalysts. With the assistance of axial O ligands, fast NO to NH₃ conversion can be realized on O-Ni₂-Pc and O-Cu₂-Pc. A 2-N product, N₂O, can be synthesized on Co₂-Pc, Cr₂-Pc, O-Co₂-Pc, and O-Fe₂-Pc through N-N coupling with high NO coverage. ΔE_NO can be identified as a valid descriptor to support rational M₂-Pc design.