Enhancing the selective electrochemical conversion of nitrate via π back-donation on Lewis acid sites induced by noble-metal doped CoP

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,21161-21169
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04044E, Paper
Yihong Gao, Kunpeng Wang, Shikuo Li, Hui Zhang, Fangzhi Huang
Nitrate is a typical Lewis base, while noble-metals have unoccupied d-orbitals that can form Lewis acidic sites. Therefore, Pd/CoP can utilize Lewis acid–base interactions to promote the adsorption and conversion of NO3.
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