Atomically precise silver-based bimetallic clusters for electrocatalytic urea synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Electrocatalytic urea synthesis from CO₂ and nitrate holds immense promise as a sustainable strategy, but its complicated synthesis steps and controversial C-N coupling mechanism restrict the design of efficient catalysts. Atomically precise metal cluster materials are ideal model catalysts for investigating the C-N coupling issues. Here we synthesize two atomically precise bimetallic clusters, Ag₁₄Pd(PTFE)₆(TPP)₈ and Ag₁₃Au₅(PTFE)₁₀(DPPP)₄, both with icosahedral cores and similar ligands. We demonstrate that both clusters have good performance for electrocatalytic urea synthesis, with the production rates at the maximum Faradaic efficiency of 143.3 and 82.3 mg h^-1 g_cat ^-1

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11740507 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature