Built-in electrophilic/nucleophilic domain of nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber-confined Ni2P/Ni3N nanoparticles for efficient urea-containing water-splitting reactions.
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ABSTRACT: Transferring urea-containing waste water to clean hydrogen energy has received increasing attention, while challenges are still faced in the sluggish catalytic kinetics of urea oxidation. Herein, a novel hybrid catalyst of Ni2P/Ni3N embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber (Ni2P/Ni3N/NCNF) is developed for energy-relevant urea-containing water-splitting reactions. The built-in electrophilic/nucleophilic domain resulting from the electron transfer from Ni2P to Ni3N accelerates the formation of high-valent active Ni species and promotes favourable urea molecule adsorption. A spectral study and theoretical analysis reveal that the negatively shifted Ni d-band centre in Ni2P/Ni3N/NCNF weakens the adsorpt
SUBMITTER: Li J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11351610 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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