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Active site recovery and N-N bond breakage during hydrazine oxidation boosting the electrochemical hydrogen production

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  • Libo Zhu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jian Huang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ge Meng

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Tiantian Wu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Chang Chen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Han Tian

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yafeng Chen

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Fantao Kong

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ziwei Chang

    (Shanghai Tech University)

  • Xiangzhi Cui

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jianlin Shi

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Substituting hydrazine oxidation reaction for oxygen evolution reaction can result in greatly reduced energy consumption for hydrogen production, however, the mechanism and the electrochemical utilization rate of hydrazine oxidation reaction remain ambiguous. Herein, a bimetallic and hetero-structured phosphide catalyst has been fabricated to catalyze both hydrazine oxidation and hydrogen evolution reactions, and a new reaction path of nitrogen-nitrogen single bond breakage has been proposed and confirmed in hydrazine oxidation reaction. The high electro-catalytic performance is attributed to the instantaneous recovery of metal phosphide active site by hydrazine and the lowered energy barrier, which enable the constructed electrolyzer using bimetallic phosphide catalyst at both sides to reach 500 mA cm−2 for hydrogen production at 0.498 V, and offer an enhanced hydrazine electrochemical utilization rate of 93%. Such an electrolyzer can be powered by a bimetallic phosphide anode-equipped direct hydrazine fuel cell, achieving self-powered hydrogen production at a rate of 19.6 mol h−1 m−2.

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  • Libo Zhu & Jian Huang & Ge Meng & Tiantian Wu & Chang Chen & Han Tian & Yafeng Chen & Fantao Kong & Ziwei Chang & Xiangzhi Cui & Jianlin Shi, 2023. "Active site recovery and N-N bond breakage during hydrazine oxidation boosting the electrochemical hydrogen production," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-37618-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37618-2
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