Boosting the photocatalytic activity of mesoporous SrTiO3 for nitrogen fixation through multiple defects and strain engineering

A general synthesis strategy of using mesoporous SrTiO3 nanoparticle catalysts for nitrogen reduction through multiple defects and strain engineering for nitrogen fixation.

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Strengthening nitrogen affinity on CuAu@Cu core–shell nanoparticles with ultrathin Cu skin via strain engineering and ligand effect for boosting nitrogen reduction reaction

Applied Catalysis B Environmental ◽

10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119999 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 288 ◽

pp. 119999

Author(s):

Peng Wang ◽

Wei Nong ◽

Yan Li ◽

Hao Cui ◽

Chengxin Wang

Keyword(s):

Strain Engineering ◽

Reduction Reaction ◽

Core Shell ◽

Ligand Effect ◽

Shell Nanoparticles ◽

Nitrogen Reduction ◽

Core Shell Nanoparticles

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Fe3 Cluster Anchored on the C2N Monolayer for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation

Catalysts ◽

10.3390/catal10090974 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 974

Author(s):

Bing Han ◽

Haihong Meng ◽

Fengyu Li ◽

Jingxiang Zhao

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fixation ◽

First Principles ◽

Catalytic Performance ◽

Reduction Reaction ◽

First Principles Calculations ◽

Ammonia Gas ◽

Nitrogen Reduction ◽

Single Cluster ◽

Excellent Catalytic Performance ◽

Production Of Ammonia

Under the current double challenge of energy and the environment, an effective nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has become a very urgent need. However, the largest production of ammonia gas today is carried out by the Haber–Bosch process, which has many disadvantages, among which energy consumption and air pollution are typical. As the best alternative procedure, electrochemistry has received extensive attention. In this paper, a catalyst loaded with Fe3 clusters on the two-dimensional material C2N (Fe3@C2N) is proposed to achieve effective electrochemical NRR, and our first-principles calculations reveal that the stable Fe3@C2N exhibits excellent catalytic performance for electrochemical nitrogen fixation with a limiting potential of 0.57 eV, while also suppressing the major competing hydrogen evolution reaction. Our findings will open a new door for the development of non-precious single-cluster catalysts for effective nitrogen reduction reactions.

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Efficient Modulation of Catalytic Performance of Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction with Transition Metal Anchored N/O-codoped Graphene by Coordination Engineering

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/d1ta08877g ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaolin Wang ◽

Li-Ming Yang

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fixation ◽

Transition Metal ◽

High Throughput ◽

First Principles ◽

High Throughput Screening ◽

Catalytic Performance ◽

Nitrogen Reduction ◽

Highly Efficient ◽

First Time

We for the first time report the discovery of a series of highly efficient electrocatalysts, i.e., transition metal anchored N/O-codoped graphene, for nitrogen fixation via high-throughput screening combined with first-principles...

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Efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation under ambient conditions enabled by the heterojunctions of n-type Bi2MoO6 and oxygen-vacancy-rich p-type BiOBr

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/c9nr02279a ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (21) ◽

pp. 10439-10445 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Xiaolan Xue ◽

Renpeng Chen ◽

Changzeng Yan ◽

Yi Hu ◽

Wenjun Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fixation ◽

Oxygen Vacancy ◽

Ambient Conditions ◽

Nitrogen Reduction ◽

Photocatalytic Activities ◽

P Type

Bi2MoO6/OV-BiOBr heterojunctions are synthesized and show good photocatalytic activities for nitrogen reduction to ammonia under ambient conditions.

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Strain engineering of metal-based nanomaterials for energy electrocatalysis

Chemical Society Reviews ◽

10.1039/c8cs00846a ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (12) ◽

pp. 3265-3278 ◽

Cited By ~ 72

Author(s):

Zhonghong Xia ◽

Shaojun Guo

Keyword(s):

Solid Solution ◽

Shell Structure ◽

Strain Engineering ◽

Solid Solution Alloy ◽

Core Shell ◽

The Core ◽

Multiple Defects ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Core Shell Structure ◽

Induced Structure

This work presents recent advances in strain engineering via the core–shell structure, solid solution alloy and multiple defects-induced structure.

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Nanocrystalline Ga–Zn Oxynitride Materials: Minimized Defect Density for Improved Photocatalytic Activity?

Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie ◽

10.1515/zpch-2019-1432 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sasa Lukic ◽

Gerdina Wilhelmina Busser ◽

Siyuan Zhang ◽

Jasper Menze ◽

Martin Muhler ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Photocatalytic Activity ◽

Defect Density ◽

Chemical Vapor ◽

Band Gap Energy ◽

Lower Probability ◽

Nitridation Time ◽

Carrier Recombination ◽

Synthesis Strategy ◽

Before And After ◽

Time Band

Abstract We present an alternative synthesis strategy for developing nanocrystalline (Ga1−xZnx)(N1−xOx) semiconductors known to be very efficient photoabsorbers. In a first step we produce mixtures of highly crystalline β-Ga2O3 and wurtzite-type ZnO nanoparticles by chemical vapor synthesis. (Ga1−xZnx)(N1−xOx) nanoparticles of wurtzite structure are then formed by reaction of these precursor materials with ammonia. Microstructure as well as composition (zinc loss) changes with nitridation time: band gap energy, crystallite size and crystallinity increase, while defect density decreases with increasing nitridation time. Crystallite growth results in a corresponding decrease in specific surface area. In the UV regime photocatalytic activity for overall water splitting can be monitored for samples both before and after nitridation. We find a significantly lower photocatalytic activity in the nitrided samples, even though the crystallinity is significantly higher and the defect density is significantly lower after nitridation. Both properties should have led to a lower probability for charge carrier recombination, and, consequently, to a higher photocatalytic activity.

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Morphology-dependent electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction on Ag triangular nanoplates

Chemical Communications ◽

10.1039/c9cc04691g ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (72) ◽

pp. 10705-10708 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Wen-Yan Gao ◽

Yu-Chen Hao ◽

Xin Su ◽

Li-Wei Chen ◽

Tong-An Bu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fixation ◽

Aqueous Solutions ◽

Ambient Conditions ◽

Nitrogen Reduction

Ag triangle-nanoplates and potassium cations can synergistically promote electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation in aqueous solutions under ambient conditions.

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A General Synthesis Strategy for Hierarchical Porous Metal Oxide Hollow Spheres

Journal of Nanomaterials ◽

10.1155/2015/473853 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Huadong Fu ◽

Feng Ren ◽

Weiming Su ◽

Jinlin Yang ◽

Ruiping Liu

Keyword(s):

Metal Oxide ◽

Hollow Spheres ◽

Porous Metal ◽

Spherical Shape ◽

Tetrabutyl Titanate ◽

Carbon Spheres ◽

Hydrothermal Conditions ◽

Synthesis Strategy ◽

Hierarchical Porous ◽

General Synthesis

The hierarchical porous TiO2hollow spheres were successfully prepared by using the hydrothermally synthesized colloidal carbon spheres as templates and tetrabutyl titanate as inorganic precursors. The diameter and wall thickness of hollow TiO2spheres were determined by the hard templates and concentration of tetrabutyl titanate. The particle size, dispersity, homogeneity, and surface state of the carbon spheres can be easily controlled by adjusting the hydrothermal conditions and adding certain amount of the surfactants. The prepared hollow spheres possessed the perfect spherical shape, monodispersity, and hierarchically pore structures, and the further experiment verified that the present approach can be used to prepare other metal oxide hollow spheres, which could be used as catalysis, fuel cells, lithium-air battery, gas sensor, and so on.

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Nitrogen Fixation and Phosphorus Turnover in a Hypertrophic Prairie Lake

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f83-215 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 40 (11) ◽

pp. 1853-1860 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

B. G. Brownlee ◽

T. P. Murphy

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fixation ◽

Light Intensity ◽

Acetylene Reduction ◽

Ammonia Volatilization ◽

Molar Ratio ◽

Short Term ◽

Nitrogen Reduction ◽

The Mean ◽

Phosphorus Turnover

Nitrogen fixation by Aphanizomenon flos-aquae in a prairie lake in southwestern Manitoba was dependent on the light intensity and in situ oxygen concentrations. The mean molar ratio of acetylene reduction to nitrogen reduction was 5.8:1. High external ammonium concentrations did not appear to inhibit nitrogen fixation over the short term. Nitrogen fixation was not directly initiated by the bloom collapse. We propose that the coupled sequence of ammonia volatilization and nitrogen fixation was triggered by the bloom collapse and that the bloom collapse was caused by coprecipitation of orthophosphate with carbonates. 32PO4 turnover was most rapid during periods when the lake was opalescent, presumably due to carbonate precipitaton.

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