Hollow nanostructures for photocatalysis: advantages and challenges

M **ao, Z Wang, M Lyu, B Luo, S Wang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis for solar‐driven reactions promises a bright future in addressing energy and
environmental challenges. The performance of photocatalysis is highly dependent on the …

Recent progress in research and design concepts for the characterization, testing, and photocatalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction

B Sun, S Lu, Y Qian, X Zhang, J Tian - Carbon Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The reduction of molecular nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) under mild conditions is one of
the most promising studies in the energy field due to the important role of NH3 in modern …

Efficient visible light nitrogen fixation with BiOBr nanosheets of oxygen vacancies on the exposed {001} facets

H Li, J Shang, Z Ai, L Zhang - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Even though the well-established Haber–Bosch process has been the major artificial way to
“fertilize” the earth, its energy-intensive nature has been motivating people to learn from …

Photo-illuminated diamond as a solid-state source of solvated electrons in water for nitrogen reduction

D Zhu, L Zhang, RE Ruther, RJ Hamers - Nature materials, 2013 - nature.com
The photocatalytic reduction of N2 to NH3 is typically hampered by poor binding of N2 to
catalytic materials and by the very high energy of the intermediates involved in this reaction …

Review on photocatalytic and electrocatalytic artificial nitrogen fixation for ammonia synthesis at mild conditions: Advances, challenges and perspectives

X Xue, R Chen, C Yan, P Zhao, Y Hu, W Zhang, S Yang… - Nano Research, 2019 - Springer
The ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water under ambient conditions is one of the most
inviting but challenging reaction routes. Although nitrogen is abundant in the atmosphere …

Photon-driven nitrogen fixation: current progress, thermodynamic considerations, and future outlook

AJ Medford, MC Hatzell - Acs Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
Over the last century, the industrialization of agriculture and the consumption of fossil fuels
have resulted in a significant imbalance and redistribution in nitrogen-containing resources …

Fundamentals and recent progress of photocatalytic nitrogen‐fixation reaction over semiconductors

S Chen, D Liu, T Peng - Solar Rrl, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As a green energy carrier, a potential fuel and an essential chemical for the manufacturing of
fertilizers, plastics, and explosives, ammonia (NH3) is currently produced by Haber− Bosch …

Photochemistry of hydrolytic iron (III) species and photoinduced degradation of organic compounds. A minireview

W Feng, D Nansheng - Chemosphere, 2000 - Elsevier
On the basis of the research literature of the last fifty years, we have reviewed the
photochemical properties of different hydrolytic Fe (III) species and the photodegradation of …

A review on catalysts for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic reduction of N 2 to ammonia

S Lin, X Zhang, L Chen, Q Zhang, L Ma, J Liu - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The ammonia (NH3) synthesis industry is significant for many aspects of human progress
and the global economy, especially in the fields of fertilizers, hydrocarbon-free energy …

Anchoring ultrafine CdS nanoparticles in TpPa-1-COF: a type II heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic N 2 fixation

C Wang, S Shi, F Duan, S Lu, H Zhu, M Du… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
To alleviate energy and environmental issues, photocatalytic nitrogen fixation to ammonia is
a promising technique compared to the conventional Haber–Bosch process. In the present …