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Borate intercalation optimizes the electro-oxidation kinetics of α-Ni(OH) 2 nanosheets for selective electrochemical conversion of benzylamine to benzonitrile

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ) nanosheets, especially giving rise to a faradaic efficiency exceeding 80% toward BN production at a voltage of 1.55 V, when coupled with the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in a two-electrode electrolyzer. Experimental measurements and density functional theory calculations conjointly demonstrate that borate intercalation not only reduces the energy barrier for generating NiOOH species as active centers, but also promotes the adsorption of BA molecules onto the catalyst surface, enabling significantly optimized electro-oxidation kinetics for the BOR, which is accountable for the enhanced electrocatalytic performance.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d5sc04502a

Authors: Zhongcheng Wang, Fengjuan Guo, Xusheng Zhang, Hongtao Gao, Wenlong Yang

Institution: Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province