A Spin Descriptor Map Predicts NiFe <sub>2</sub> O <sub>4</sub> for Efficient Electrosynthesis of Cyclohexanone Oxime
Abstract The selective hydrogenation of NO to NH 2 OH governs the performance of cyclohexanone oxime electrosynthesis. However, the spin state transition during the NO‐to‐NH 2 OH process, which is directly related to reaction pathways, has long been ignored. Here, we propose a spin locking mechanism via density functional theory and sure independence screening and sparsifying operator. Magnetic sites with medium spin states stabilize the *NHO intermediate by locking the spin configuration of NO to weaken *NH 2 OH adsorption for high selectivity. The spin magnetic moment ( µ S ), the angle between *N–O and the catalyst ( θ ), and the charge state ( q ) are key factors, providing a screening range of the predictive metrics ( µ S · θ ) 3 and (cos θ / q ). The theoretically selected NiFe 2 O 4 delivers 70% Faradaic efficiency for cyclohexanone oxime, and weakened *NH 2 OH adsorption is revealed by in situ spectroscopy. This work highlights the importance of spin regulation in adjusting the selectivity of electrosynthesis.
Authors
- Yongmeng Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-6018)
- Bin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-1819)
- Rong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7529-2923)
- Jinghui Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3121-5322)
- Ying Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-8555)
Institutions
- Tianjin University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202517358
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00