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Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 2023

DOI: 10.1002/ange.202300989

Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 20(62), 2023

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300989

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Electrocatalytically Activating and Reducing N<sub>2</sub> Molecule by Tuning Activity of Local Hydrogen Radical

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Abstract

AbstractDecarbonizing N2 conversion is particularly challenging, but essential for sustainable development of industry and agriculture. Herein, we achieve electrocatalytic activation/reduction of N2 on X/Fe−N−C (X=Pd, Ir and Pt) dual‐atom catalysts under ambient condition. We provide solid experimental evidence that local hydrogen radical (H*) generated on the X site of the X/Fe−N−C catalysts can participate in the activation/reduction of N2 adsorbed on the Fe site. More importantly, we reveal that the reactivity of X/Fe−N−C catalysts for N2 activation/reduction can be well adjusted by the activity of H* generated on the X site, i.e., the interaction between the X−H bond. Specifically, X/Fe−N−C catalyst with the weakest X−H bonding exhibits the highest H* activity, which is beneficial to the subsequent cleavage of X−H bond for N2 hydrogenation. With the most active H*, the Pd/Fe dual‐atom site promotes the turnover frequency of N2 reduction by up to 10 times compared with the pristine Fe site.