Dealloyed TiCuMn efficiently catalyze the NO reduction and Zn-NO batteries

Lang Zhang, Tong Hou, Weijia Liu, Yeyu Wu, Tianran Wei, Junyang Ding, Qian Liu, Jun Luo, Xijun Liu

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Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. ›› 2024, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (9) : 101. DOI: 10.1007/s11705-024-2452-y
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Dealloyed TiCuMn efficiently catalyze the NO reduction and Zn-NO batteries

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Electrocatalytic NO reduction reaction offers a sustainable route to achieving environmental protection and NH3 production targets as well. In this work, a class of dealloyed Ti60Cu33Mn7 ribbons with enough nanoparticles for the high-efficient NO reduction reaction to NH3 is fabricated, reaching an excellent Faradaic efficiency of 93.2% at –0.5 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode and a high NH3 synthesis rate of 717.4 μmol·h–1·mgcat.–1 at –0.6 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode. The formed nanoparticles on the surface of the catalyst could facilitate the exposure of active sites and the transportation of various reactive ions and gases. Meanwhile, the Mn content in the TiCuMn ribbons modulates the chemical and physical properties of its surface, such as modifying the electronic structure of the Cu species, optimizing the adsorption energy of N* atoms, decreasing the strength of the NO adsorption, and eliminating the thermodynamic energy barrier, thus improving the NO reduction reaction catalytic performance. Moreover, a Zn-NO battery was fabricated using the catalyst and Zn plates, generating an NH3 yield of 129.1 µmol·h–1·cm–2 while offering a peak power density of 1.45 mW·cm–2.

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nitric oxide reduction / NH3 electrosynthesis / TiCuMn alloy / Mn modulation / Zn-NO battery

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Lang Zhang, Tong Hou, Weijia Liu, Yeyu Wu, Tianran Wei, Junyang Ding, Qian Liu, Jun Luo, Xijun Liu. Dealloyed TiCuMn efficiently catalyze the NO reduction and Zn-NO batteries. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(9): 101 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-024-2452-y

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22075211) and Guangxi Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2024GXNSFFA010008).

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