Citation: Yinghui Pu, Yiming Niu, Tongtong Gao, Junnan Chen, Bingsen Zhang. Ammonia-directed gas-metal-support interaction forming Ni₃ZnN for efficient hydrogenation[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(1): 111520. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111520 shu

Ammonia-directed gas-metal-support interaction forming Ni₃ZnN for efficient hydrogenation

Yinghui Pu ^{a, b} ,
Yiming Niu ^{a, b, *,} ,
Tongtong Gao ^c ,
Junnan Chen ^{a, b} ,
Bingsen Zhang ^{a, b, *,}

a.
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
b.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, China
c.
Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362100, China

ymniu14b@imr.ac.cn

bszhang@imr.ac.cn

Received Date: 27 March 2025
Revised Date: 20 June 2025
Accepted Date: 27 June 2025
Available Online: 27 June 2025

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Metal-support interaction (MSI) is crucial for fine-tuning the active-site structure of supported catalysts and enhancing performance. Here, we present an ammonia-directed reactive gas-metal-support interaction (RGMSI), in which NH₃ reduces ZnO and assembles an anti-perovskite Ni₃ZnN structure with interstitial nitrogen, significantly boosting hydrogenation efficiency. Nitrogen incorporation expands the lattice parameter, increasing the (111) lattice spacing from 2.04 Å in Ni to 2.18 Å in Ni₃ZnN, with an extended Ni-Ni interatomic distance from 2.49 Å to 2.65 Å. Additionally, Ni-N coordination shifts the d-band center downward and induces electron deficiency in Ni via charge transfer. These modifications optimize reactant adsorption on the tailored Ni₃ZnN structure compared to Ni, leading to a remarkable increase in 1,3-butadiene hydrogenation selectivity from 30.0% to 92.9%, along with an enhanced TOF from 0.067 s⁻¹ to 0.079 s⁻¹. These findings highlight RGMSI as a versatile and effective strategy for designing supported metal catalysts, offering new insights into selective hydrogenation catalysis.
- Metal-support interaction,
- Non-precious metal,
- Interstitial atom,
- Ni₃ZnN,
- Selective hydrogenation
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