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Cu-based bimetallic catalysts have been studied in the electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3-) reduction reaction (NO3-RR) for a long time. However, few studies have focused on horizontal comparison of CuNi, CuCo, and CuFe (abbreviated as CuM) bimetallic catalysts in electrocatalytic NO3-RR for ammonia synthesis. Herein, we prepare the three series of Cu-based bimetallic catalysts, with different atom ratios of Cu/M (Cu/M = 7/3, 5/5, or 3/7) and ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) as support (denoted as CuM/OMC). The characterization results reveal that the metallic particles of Cu and M components possess an intimate relationship on the CuM/ OMC catalysts. The electrocatalytic NO3-RR performance uncovers that the optimal NH3 yield rates of CuM/ OMC catalysts at -0.8 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) follow this order: Cu5Fe5/OMC > Cu5Co5/OMC > Cu7Ni3/OMC > Cu/OMC > Fe/OMC > Co/OMC > Ni/OMC > OMC. The bimetallic CuM/OMC catalysts exhibit higher NH3 yield rates than the monometallic catalysts. This is attributed to strong synergistic effects between the Cu and M components. We expect that these insights can stimulate new developments of bimetallic catalysts in electrocatalysis.
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ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
ISSN: 2168-0485
Year: 2023
7 . 1
JCR@2023
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JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:39
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 64
SCOPUS Cited Count: 64
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 9 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 5