The built-in electric field across FeN/Fe3N interface for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO

Jie Yin; Jing Jin; Zhouyang Yin; Liu Zhu; Xin Du; Yong Peng; Pinxian Xi; Chun-Hua Yan; Shouheng Sun

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37360-9

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

The built-in electric field across FeN/Fe3N interface for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO

Jie Yin,
Jing Jin,
Zhouyang Yin,
Liu Zhu,
Xin Du,
Yong Peng,
Pinxian Xi,
Chun-Hua Yan,
Shouheng Sun

Affiliations

Jie Yin: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
Jing Jin: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
Zhouyang Yin: Department of Chemistry, Brown University
Liu Zhu: Electron Microscopy Centre of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University
Xin Du: College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University
Yong Peng: Electron Microscopy Centre of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University
Pinxian Xi: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
Chun-Hua Yan: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
Shouheng Sun: Department of Chemistry, Brown University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37360-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Understanding and controlling chemical environment of metal-N-catalysts is of great importance. In this work, the authors reveal FeN/Fe3N interface with Fe-N4 and Fe-N2 coordination sites for enhanced electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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