In Situ Dynamic Reconstruction Asymmetric P─Co─O/OH Sites for Sustainable Gram‐Level Electrocatalytic Ammonia Production
ABSTRACT The electrochemical conversion of nitrite/nitrate (NO x − ) to ammonia (NH 3 ) offers a sustainable route for NH 3 production, particularly coupled with efficient air plasma. However, balancing catalyst activity/stability for gram‐level NH 3 production remains major challenges. In this study, we report a low‐crystallinity phosphorus‐doped cobalt electrode (P─Co/NF) for efficient and stable NH 3 synthesis via NO 2 − reduction, achieving an impressive NH 3 yield rate of 414.51 mg h −1 cm −2 and outstanding long‐term stability of 1000 h. Comprehensive characterizations and theoretical calculations reveal that the dynamically evolved P─Co/Co(OH) 2 heterostructure with asymmetric P─Co─O/OH active sites simultaneously optimizes NO 2 − activation and water dissociation. The synergistic interplay between P─Co and Co(OH) 2 layer facilitates sufficient *H supply and moderate intermediate adsorption, thereby suppressing H 2 evolution. To enable direct air‐to‐NH 3 conversion, a complete system is established by integrating electrocatalysis with microwave plasma and intermittent solar power, achieving an average NH 3 yield of 1.19 g per day with Faradaic efficiency >90%. When scaled up to a 100 cm 2 flow cell, the system delivers an NH 3 production rate of 4.97 g h −1 . This work provides a paradigm for designing dynamic asymmetric sites that overcome activity‐stability tradeoff under industrial‐level current density, paving the way toward the decentralized and sustainable NH 3 production.
Authors
- Jun‐Min Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-3810)
- Y C Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4890-0387)
- Haixia Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2839-0253)
- Zhe Meng
- Guofeng Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6362-5751)
- Feifei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6346-5647)
- Jian‐Hui Yi
- X R Sun
- Pei‐Yu Zang
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2026-07-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.74275
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China