Nature Communications, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74475-1 Electrocatalytic NO reduction to NH3 is hindered by insufficient NO activation. Here, the authors report Cu1−Ti pairs that integrate the N affinity of Ti and O affinity of Cu to efficiently activate NO via bidirectional electron donation, thus achieving a high NH3 yield and Faradaic efficiency.
Bidirectional electron donation in Cu 1 −Ti pairs on TiO x for efficient nitric oxide electroreduction
Lizhi Zhang