Strong d–p orbital hybridization in cobalt porphyrin cages promotes electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

作者：Yelin Wu, Yangpeng Zhang, Hao Zhao, Yang Peng, Hailing Ma, Fangyuan Kang, Zhonghua Li, Yang Liu, Qichun Zhang · 发表于：Chemical Science · 年份：2026 · DOI：10.1039/d5sc07183f · 被引用次数：3 · 研究领域：Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction、Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins、CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Three metalized porphyrin organic cages, PB-M (M = Co, Ni, Cu), were synthesized. Due to the more positive d-band center and stronger d–p hybridization, the highest faradaic efficiency and ammonia yield were achieved by PB-Co.