Electrochemical C-N coupling with perovskite hybrids toward efficient urea synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Electrocatalytic C-N coupling reaction by co-activation of both N₂ and CO₂ molecules under ambient conditions to synthesize valuable urea opens a new avenue for sustainable development, while the actual catalytic activity is limited by poor adsorption and coupling capability of gas molecules on the catalyst surface. Herein, theoretical calculation predicts that the well-developed built-in electric field in perovskite hetero-structured BiFeO₃/BiVO₄ hybrids can accelerate the local charge redistribution and thus promote the targeted adsorption and activation of inert N₂ and CO₂ molecules on the generated local electrophilic and nucleophilic regions. Thus, a BiFeO₃/BiVO₄ heterojunction is designed and synt

SUBMITTER: Yuan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8098680 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature