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◆ Advanced Functional Materials2026-05-13· Faraday efficiency

Cross‐Interfacial Electron Bridge‐Driven Dynamic Reconstruction Breaks Hydrogenation Limitations to Accelerate Ammonia Synthesis

Mengxue Yang, Zhiyong Zhao, Shuai Yue, Kewang Liu, Pengfei Wang, Sihui Zhan

原始摘要(英文原文)· Original abstract
ABSTRACT Ammonia bridges sustainable agriculture and carbon‐neutral energy systems, with electrocatalytic nitrate‐to‐ammonia (NO 3 − ‐to‐NH 3 ) conversion now offering a dual‐action solution for decentralized nitrogen recovery and renewable energy storage. However, the energy efficiency is limited by the sluggish rate‐determining step (RDS) of nitrate‐to‐nitrite (NO 3 − ‐to‐NO 2 − ) conversion and NO 2 − ‐to‐NH 3 hydrogenation. Here we propose a cross‐interfacial electron bridges (CIEBs)‐enabled electrochemical in situ electronic reconstruction strategy that circumvents conventional RDS, achieving enhanced NO 3 − ‐to‐NH 3 conversion efficiency. Pt‐Cu phosphide heterointerfaces (Cu‐Pt‐P) were designed and adopted as model catalysts. The Cu redox cycling drives spontaneous NO 3 − ‐to‐NH 3 conversion, while Pt sites mediate in situ electronic reconstruction via CIEBs, enabling continuous regeneration of active Cu species together with a sustained *H supply for efficient NH 3 production. This unconventional reaction pathway demonstrates exceptional catalytic performance in a sequencing batch NO 3 RR‐OER electrolyzer device, achieving an NH 3 production rate of 31.63 mg cm −2 h −1 with 96.4% Faradaic efficiency (FE) at 120 mA cm −2 while reducing operational expenditures for nitrogenous wastewater remediation. This electronic reconstruction principle establishes a universal CIEBs design framework that bridges efficient electrocatalysis with sustainable wastewater nutrient recovery.
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