Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 83 ›› Issue (7): 716-724.DOI: 10.6023/A25030091 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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具有内置电场效应的Cu2S@Co3S4/CF核壳异质结催化剂氮还原性能研究

郭超凡, 苏进展*(), 郭烈锦   

  1. 西安交通大学 动力工程多相流国家重点实验室 西安 710049
  • 投稿日期:2025-03-24 发布日期:2025-07-28
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金有序能量转换基础科学中心项目(52488201)

Nitrogen Reduction Properties of Cu2S@Co3S4/CF Core-shell Heterojunction Catalysts with Built-in Electric Field Effect

Chaofan Guo, jinzhan Su*(), Liejin Guo   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049
  • Received:2025-03-24 Published:2025-07-28
  • Contact: *E-mail: j.su@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Ordered Energy Conversion Basic Science Center Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52488201)

In the context of the energy crisis and sustainable development, the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) for ammonia synthesis with zero-carbon emission characteristics holds great promise. Developing highly efficient electrocatalysts with high ammonia yield and Faradaic efficiency (FE) for the nitrogen reduction reaction process (NRR) is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of ammonia synthesis. The modulation of electronic structure through interface engineering and vacancy engineering is a new approach to enhance the performance of catalyst. An efficient Cu2S@Co3S4/CF catalyst with core-shell heterojunction structure and sulfur vacancies was prepared, which exhibited an ammonia yield of 122 μg•h-1•cm-2 and a Faradaic efficiency of 34.6%, with the ammonia synthesis rate remaining consistently stable over 6 cycles of testing, outperforming most reported similar catalysts. Comprehensive experiments and characterization demonstrate that the high performance of the catalyst is attributed to the fact that the Cu2S core donates electrons to the Co3S4 shell through a uniform interface, which can promote the hydrogenation reactions of NRR while retarding the coupling of *H to form byproduct hydrogen. This contribute to a more optimal balance between the rate of ammonia production and the Faraday efficiency. Additionally, the formation of abundant sulfur vacancies significantly enhances nitrogen adsorption performance in this material. Moreover, the Zn‐N2 battery assembled with Cu2S@Co3S4/CF shows an excellent power density of 14.6 mW•cm−2, which enables the simultaneous ammonia production and energy supply. This work demonstrates a promising approach to develop highly efficient electrocatalysts for sustainable ammonia production, with significant implications for addressing the energy crisis and promoting the transition towards a low-carbon economy.

Key words: catalyst, nitrogen reduction reaction, core-shell structure, heterojunction, vacancy