ABSTRACT The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) offers a sustainable approach to ammonia (NH 3 ) synthesis under mild conditions. To achieve scalable NH 3 production, discovering high‐performance catalysts for the efficient NRR is crucial. For this purpose, the activity mechanisms of functional group‐modified carborin/graphene‐supported single‐atom catalysts were systematically investigated using the grand‐canonical fixed‐potential method, which simulates operando constant‐potential conditions. Among 144 candidates screened, Cr@NO 2 ‐carborin/graphene and Cr@CHO‐carborin/graphene are identified as the most promising NRR catalysts, with low limiting potentials of −0.220 V for the * N 2 → * N 2 H step and −0.245 V for the * NH→ * NH 2 step, respectively. Furthermore, interpretable machine learning models revealed that the shift in potential of zero charge, induced by intermediate adsorption, serves as the key voltage‐responsive descriptor governing charge transfer patterns and influencing the N 2 activation. These findings establish a paradigm shift from static electronic descriptors to dynamic interfacial property engineering, offering a universal framework for designing electrocatalysts for multi‐electron reactions like NRR.
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Yufei Xue
Dushuo Feng
Yuefei Zhang
Advanced Science
Queensland University of Technology
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Hebei Normal University
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69b6068883145bc643d1c75d — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202524356