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◆ Angewandte Chemie International Edition2026-03-18· Electrocatalyst

Sulfur‐Bridge Engineering Enables Reverse Hydrogen Spillover to Atomic Cu for Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Electrocatalysis

Ruonan Li, Runlin Ma, Li‐Li Zhang, Menggai Jiao, Zhen Zhou

原始摘要(英文原文)· Original abstract
ABSTRACT Copper‐based catalysts are widely regarded as promising candidates for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction (NO 3 RR), an environmentally benign route to ammonia synthesis, yet their efficiency is often constrained by nitrite accumulation and insufficient active hydrogen (*H) supply at high current densities. Here, isolated Cu atoms were anchored into a hollow Co 3 S 4 polyhedral framework (Cu‐Co 3 S 4 ), generating a sulfur bridged asymmetric active center. Electrochemical and computational studies reveal that Co 3 S 4 functions as an efficient *H donor, transferring hydrogen species to Cu sites through a sulfur bridge mediated reverse hydrogen spillover process, thereby accelerating the hydrogenation of nitrogen intermediates. By precisely tuning the Cu site density to balance nitrogen intermediate adsorption with *H supply, the optimized Cu 1.01wt% ‐Co 3 S 4 catalyst delivers an exceptional NH 3 yield rate of 94.52 mg h −1 mg cat. −1 (18.90 mg h −1 cm −2 ) and a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 95.18% at −0.8 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode. The catalyst also exhibits remarkable durability over 300 h at −200 mA cm −2 and performs effectively in zinc‐nitrate batteries. These findings highlight the importance of coupling intermediate activation with hydrogenation kinetics and provide guiding principles for the rational design of high efficiency NO 3 RR electrocatalysts.
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