Toward active-site tailoring in heterogeneous catalysis by atomically precise metal nanoclusters with crystallographic structures

R **, G Li, S Sharma, Y Li, X Du - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysis involves solid-state catalysts, among which metal nanoparticles
occupy an important position. Unfortunately, no two nanoparticles from conventional …

Development and recent progress on ammonia synthesis catalysts for Haber–Bosch process

J Humphreys, R Lan, S Tao - Advanced Energy and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to its essential use as a fertilizer, ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and hydrogen is
considered to be one of the most important chemical processes of the last 100 years. Since …

[PDF][PDF] Electrochemical Reduction of N2 under Ambient Conditions for Artificial N2 Fixation and Renewable Energy Storage Using N2/NH3 Cycle

D Bao, Q Zhang, FL Meng, HX Zhong, MM Shi… - Advanced …, 2017 - energy.ciac.jl.cn
Accordingly, significant efforts have been devoted to the artificial synthesis of ammonia by
using biological (nitrogenase powered by adenosine triphosphate molecules), lightning …

Theoretical surface science and catalysis—calculations and concepts

B Hammer, JK Nørskov - Advances in catalysis, 2000 - Elsevier
The application of density functional theory to calculate adsorption properties, reaction
pathways, and activation energies for surface chemical reactions is reviewed. Particular …

Heterogeneous catalysis

R Schlögl - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A heterogeneous catalyst is a functional material that continually creates active sites with its
reactants under reaction conditions. These sites change the rates of chemical reactions of …

A theoretical evaluation of possible transition metal electro-catalysts for N 2 reduction

E Skulason, T Bligaard, S Gudmundsdóttir… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Theoretical studies of the possibility of forming ammonia electrochemically at ambient
temperature and pressure are presented. Density functional theory calculations were used …

Plasma-driven catalysis: green ammonia synthesis with intermittent electricity

KHR Rouwenhorst, Y Engelmann, K van't Veer… - Green chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia is one of the most produced chemicals, mainly synthesized from fossil fuels for
fertilizer applications. Furthermore, ammonia may be one of the energy carriers of the future …

Advances in materials and applications of inorganic electrides

H Hosono, M Kitano - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrides are materials in which electrons serve as anions. Here, the concept of inorganic
electrides is extended in several respects: from ionic crystals to intermetallic compounds in …

High-index-facet-and high-surface-energy nanocrystals of metals and metal oxides as highly efficient catalysts

C **ao, BA Lu, P Xue, N Tian, ZY Zhou, X Lin, WF Lin… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
The development and applications of highly efficient and stable catalysts are of vital
importance for modern industries varying from chemical production and material …

Reactions at surfaces: from atoms to complexity (Nobel lecture)

G Ertl - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the famous chemist Jöns Jacob
Berzelius, published since 1820 annual review articles on the most significant new …