Phase‐Controlled Copper Catalysts Derived from ZIFs for Electrochemical Urea Synthesis via CO <sub>2</sub> and Nitrate Reduction
at -0.5 V vs RHE. Mechanistic studies reveal that Cu single-atom sites facilitate C─N coupling and lower the energy barrier for urea desorption. Electronic structure analysis indicates optimized intermediate binding, suppressing competing reactions. These findings highlight the importance of phase-controlled Cu catalysts for efficient urea electrosynthesis.
Authors
- Ho Hyeon Eom
- Jae Wook Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8756-0195)
- Jungmin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9550-3038)
- Hyunjung Kim
Institutions
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.73515
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation of Korea