Abstract

Developing an efficient catalyst for NO oxidation and reduction at ambient temperature is a significant challenge. Recent studies have suggested that the N-coordinated transition metal (TM) single atom catalysts (SACs) have high catalytic activity and stability. Herein, we report the activation potential of a series of 3d TM atoms supported on N coordination-tuned graphene (GR) for NO oxidation and reduction. The results show that the N coordination pattern can greatly alter the catalytic reactivity of TM on the catalysts, and the TM atom on the catalysts with three-coordinated pyridinic nitrogen TM-N3@GR exhibit the strongest chemical activity. Among the TM-N3@GR catalysts, Ti–N3@GR is the most promising candidate. The rate constants and equilibrium constants were calculated to evaluate the kinetic and thermodynamic feasibility of the catalytic reaction, respectively. Our results demonstrate that the reduction of NO to N2 on Ti–N3@GR can occur at ambient temperature with a large exotherm of 6.99 eV, and the oxidation of NO to NO2 on Ti–N3@GR can easily proceed when the temperature reaches 360 K with a large equilibrium constant. Our studies are of great significance for understanding the performance of N coordination-tuned catalysts and designing Ti-based catalysts for NO oxidation and reduction.

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